Community Gallery Spaces, Portland CEMA Arts Centre
The Portland CEMA Arts Centre is a multipurpose venue utilised by community organisations and hirers for meetings, workshops, rehearsals performance and exhibitions. Its collection includes a selection of prints, drawings, watercolours and oil collected during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Highlights are a selection of Botanical drawings by the late Colin Woolcock and commissioned works in copper by the late Ronald Skate (c1980).
Address:
Glenelg and Bentinck Streets, Portland, VIC
Tel:
0355222263
Hours:
2-4pm Mon-Fri
Email:
Admission:
Free, occasionally by gold coin
Facilities:
Wheelchair access and disabled facilities, community gallery spaces, meeting room, auditorium
Items
Copper Relief
Early Portland Industries
Creator:
Ronald Skate
Description:
Five copper works depicting the early pastoral, timber, maritime, agricultural and Port development industries of Portland.
Date:
1980's
Drawings
Woolcock Botanical Collection
Creator:
Colin Woolcock
Description:
Seventy-five black and white, and coloured pencil drawings of Australian native plant species.
Date:
1970-1989:
Oil painting
Portrait of a lady
Creator:
Goodsir Agnes
Description:
Possibly self portrait of a lady wearing scarfe, hat and overcoat.
Date:
1880-1930
Oil painting
Muntham
Creator:
Thomas Clarke
Description:
Pastarl landscape of Casterton District, showing rolling hills with valley through centre.
Date:
circa 1865
Oil painting
Portland Bay
Creator:
Thomas Clarke
Description:
View of Portland off Battery Point.
Date:
circa 1865