RAHS Special Lecture – Eirene Mort and Nora Weston, artist and artisan: Sixty Years of Collaboration

Event Date & Time: Thursday, 16 April 2026 @ 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm

Event Location: History House, 133 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000 (hybrid)

Cost: Free

Event Description:

In Double Act, art and design meet social history and queer history. Two Australian ‘New Women’ met in 1906 and shared an artist studio in Sydney. Eirene’s skills as artist, designer, etcher, potter and needleworker were complemented by Nora’s in metalwork, woodcarving and carpentry. Founding members of the Arts and Crafts Society NSW, they designed their own house and studio in Vaucluse.

About the speaker:

Dr Sylvia Martin is the author of five biographies of women who have been neglected in Australian cultural history. Ida Leeson: A life was awarded the 2008 Magarey Medal for Biography and was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award and the Nita B Kibble Award. A book of memoir essays, Sky Swimming, was published in 2020, and her 2026 biography is Double Act: Eirene Mort and Nora Kate Weston.