Helen Ennis

Max Dupain : A Portrait

Scheduled for 2026

The Narooma School of Arts welcomes back Emeritus Professor Helen Ennis for our first arts talk in 2026. Dates to be announced.

Helen will be discussing her most recent publication ‘Max Dupain A Portrait’.

Helen Ennis is one of Australia’s preeminent curators and writers on photography. She will be talking in conversation with Barbara McConchie on the life and work of Max Dupain. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event.

Publishers Harper and Collins writes: From multi-award-winning writer Helen Ennis comes the first ever biography of the photographer Max Dupain, the most influential Australian photographer of the 20th century and creator of many iconic images that have passed into our national imagination.

Helen was our guest for an Arts Talk in 2023 discussing her book ‘Olive Cotton: A life in photography’. This was one of our most popular talks and we expect this talk to be as popular, so don’t miss out and book your place today.

arts talk Archive

‘arts talk’ is an informal gathering for anyone in the community interested in art.

‘arts talk’ is based on the book club format: people come together to discuss a nominated artist’s work and share their thoughts, reflections and inspirations in response to the work. At ‘arts talk’ anyone can share and all of us can discuss and listen to what makes art works tick. Each topic is chosen by a participant who then leads the conversation for that session.