IAF Fundraising Events 2025 - Everyone Welcome
The IAF is run entirely by volunteers and all money raised goes to supporting emerging artists in South Australia
If you would like to support the arts in South Australia, please join us. Event listings below in date order
All proceeds go to supporting emerging artists in South Australia!
The Independent Arts Foundation thanks ticket buyers in advance for paying the ticket fee and purchasing fees
Literary Dinner Tuesday 15th April
Please join us for our next IAF Literary Dinner of 2025, kindly sponsored by Wakefield Press.Our guest speaker is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, where he leads research and co-supervises doctoral students. As a lawyer he has also contributed to the drafting and interpretation of Australian Federal taxation law. During his formal education, he was awarded the university medal in Italian and wrote an Honours dissertation on Dante. In 2022, he elected to include English translations in his research. He is Professor Enrico Mercuri
This translation of Dante's masterpiece offers a meticulously crafted rendition of the original Tuscan vernacular. It adeptly balances fidelity to the linguistic structure, rich allegorical content and poetic qualities of the original text. By harnessing the extensive vocabulary of the English language, the translation skilfully employs alliteration and both internal and external rhyme. Readers are promised an intensely intimate experience, thanks to the translator's unwavering dedication to his bilingual education and literary expertise. This stylistic approach ensures the preservation of the harmonious musicality and spirit of Dante's original work.Cheryl Appelkamp de Valenzuela, Convenor, Michael Bollen is guest compere
Tickets are $40 for IAF members and $45 for non-members. The price includes a choice of main course, a quiz, and an entertaining speaker. To book, click here or use the QR code below
Film Night 8th May
The Independent Arts Foundation invites you and your friends to our May Fundraising Movie on Thursday, 8th May 2025 at Wallis Mitcham, Mitcham Shopping Centre, 6.30pm for 7pm screening of The Penguin Lessons.Wallis Mitcham will continue to offer attendees a 15% discount on drinks and meals in Hugh's Lounge & Bar prior to the movie. If planning on eating please book a table and arrive around 5.30pm to allow sufficient time to eat before the movie. https://wallis.com.au/hughs-bar/
About the movie:Adapted by Jeff Pope from Tom Michell's 2016 memoir, the film stars Steve Coogan as Michell, a British teacher who takes a job in Argentina in 1976, and finds his life transformed when he rescues an orphaned penguin from the beach.The film was shot in Spain in 2023 and has been receiving good reviews in other countries where it has already been released - so come along and enjoy the film with the IAF! To view a trailer, click here Members: $18, Non Members $20 To book, click here or use the QR code below
About the movie:Adapted by Jeff Pope from Tom Michell's 2016 memoir, the film stars Steve Coogan as Michell, a British teacher who takes a job in Argentina in 1976, and finds his life transformed when he rescues an orphaned penguin from the beach.The film was shot in Spain in 2023 and has been receiving good reviews in other countries where it has already been released - so come along and enjoy the film with the IAF! To view a trailer, click here Members: $18, Non Members $20 To book, click here or use the QR code below
Literary Dinner Tuesday 17th June
Tim Reeves has published widely in the general and academic press, and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. His books include the award-winning 100 Canberra Houses: A century of capital architecture (co-authored with Alan Roberts), Winning Homes: 75 Australian house design competitions and The Death of Dr Duncan (also from Wakefield Press). His newly released book is Adelaide Modernism: 101 houses.
Modernism was a movement that swept the world and dramatically impacted Australia's built environment in the process.
This book explores 101 Adelaide modernist houses over 35 years from 1939 to 1974, many of them outstanding examples of the style. Featuring over 50 suburbs and over 70 architects - with nearly half their own home - designs comprise stunning bespoke houses but also blocks of flats as well as public and project housing, and competition entries. Tickets are $40 for IAF members and $45 for non-members. The price includes a choice of main course, a quiz, and an entertaining speaker. To book, click here or use the QR code opposite.
This book explores 101 Adelaide modernist houses over 35 years from 1939 to 1974, many of them outstanding examples of the style. Featuring over 50 suburbs and over 70 architects - with nearly half their own home - designs comprise stunning bespoke houses but also blocks of flats as well as public and project housing, and competition entries. Tickets are $40 for IAF members and $45 for non-members. The price includes a choice of main course, a quiz, and an entertaining speaker. To book, click here or use the QR code opposite.
