About
A community arts organisation in Portland Victoria, Australia. Established in 1945.
Our collection
Photographs, programs, posters mainly of performances since 1945. Minute books and letters. Digitised interviews of early members.
From the collection of
Portland CEMA Inc (Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts)
Items featured online
2 items
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Portland CEMA Inc (Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts)Audio - Listening to the Voices - Digitised Interviews Portland CEMA Inc, Bob and Jean Stuchbery Interviewed by Lesley Jackson 1984
The "Listening to the Voices" project aims to preserve the recorded memories of Portland C.E.M.A. ( Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts) early members in order to enable access to local historians, family historians and current members. Bob and Jean Stuchbery were active members in the post WW2 era and throughout the 1950s. Jean made cameo appearances into the 1980s
The series of oral history interviews (1983-1990) captured the memories of some active early members of the Portland Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts. First hand memories of the formation of the organisation in 1945, early activities of its groups, fundraising and building of the CEMA Arts Centre provide a window into community life in Portland and District in the post WW2 era. Recent digitisation (2025) has preserved deteriorating cassette tape recordings.
oral history - portland c.e.m.a., portland council for encouragement of music and the arts
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Portland CEMA Inc (Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts)Audio (item) - Listening to the Voices - Digitised Interviews Portland CEMA Inc, Alan Hodge interviewed by Lesley Jackson, 29 Aug 1983
Portland C.E.M.A. (Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts) was formed in 1945. In 2025, as part of its 80th Birthday celebrations, a series of taped interviews from the 1980s and 1990s were digitised with the assistance of Glenelg Shire Community Grants. (Arts and Culture) The variable quality of the original recordings has meant digitisation has not been possible for all interviews. Transcripts have been provided where possible.
The series of oral history interviews (1983-1990) captured the memories of some active early members of the Portland Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts. First hand memories of the formation of the organisation in 1945, early activities of its groups, fundraising and building of the CEMA Arts Centre provide a window into community life in Portland and District in the post WW2 era. Recent digitisation (2025) has preserved deteriorating cassette tape recordings.
community arts., oral history - portland c.e.m.a.
