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IAF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 2026 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

IAF Special Event: Afternoon with Fiona McIntosh in conversation with Lainie Anderson Sunday 8 November

Join The Independent Arts Foundation on Sunday, 8 November at 2pm in the Cynthia Poulton Hall at St Peter's Cathedral for an afternoon of conversation with celebrated English born-Australian Author, Fiona McIntosh about her soon to be released (27 October 2026) new book 'The Art Lovers' published by Penguin Books . By the bestselling author of 'The Soldier's Daughter' comes a moving and unforgettable story about the power of love and the beauty of art to illuminate the dark. Fiona will be in conversation with Lainie Anderson, writer, journalist and Vice-President of the History Council of SA. IAF Members $20 Non Members $25 Pre-order a cheese platter* prepared by Grazy Little Things when booking to enjoy with a glass of wine or soft drink. Bar facilities available * Cheese platter includes a few different cheeses, a pot of house made pickles and olives, crackers, dried fruit, cucumber, cherry tomato and cutlery. Serving size 1 person $20 Serving size 2 people $25: Tickets via Trybooking Here Special Guest – Pianist Emma Knights Fiona McIntosh is an internationally and million-copy bestselling author of novels for adults and children across several genres. Alongside her highly successful historical fiction titles, Fiona has been nominated at the Australian Book Industry Awards for commercial fiction book of the year. Her popular Detective Jack Hawksworth series has recently been released across the UK and the US. Several of her historical titles as well as the 'world of Hawksworth' crime novels have been optioned for the screen. Her debut children's picture book, 'Harry and Gran Bake a Cake' was published in 2025 and shortlisted for an Indie Book Award. When she’s not writing, Fiona roams the world for her research and lives between Adelaide in South Australia and Wiltshire in England. This is a fundraising event to help raise funds for emerging artists in South Australia through the IAF Grants Awards. The Independent Arts Foundation thanks attendees in advance for covering the ticket and purchasing fees.

MOVIE NIGHT 10TH SEPTEMBER

The Independent Arts Foundation invites you and your friends to join us on Thursday, 10th September , 6.30pm for 7pm for a screening of & Sons at Wallis Mitcham About the movie: & Sons is a 2025 drama film directed by Pablo Trapero and written by Sarah Polley. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by David Gilbert. It has an ensemble cast including Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, George MacKay, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Noah Jupe. The estranged sons of a reclusive novelist are called to meet him after he becomes convinced he is about to die Bookings via Trybooking Please note: **The film will be shown in Cinema 7 and will be only for IAF Attendees so you can sit where you like!** **Enjoy a 15% discount on drinks at Hugh's Lounge and Bar at Wallis Mitcham before the movie. All funds raised from this event go towards the IAF's grant awards to emerging artists in South Australia. www.iafoundation.org.au/grants Hope you can join us at the movies! Mary Odlum & Carol Maelzer IAF Film Convenors

21 September — IAF Literary Dinner: Tim Lloyd


Featuring Unley: Inner-city Life

Please join us for the next Literary Dinner for 2026, kindly sponsored by Wakefield Press, on Monday 21st September 2026, 6.30pm at The Maid and Magpie Hotel, 1 Magill Road, Stepney 6.30pm Our next speaker is Tim Lloyd, one of the authors of Unley: Inner-city life. When amalgamations were all the rage, the small, 14-square-kilometre City of Unley decided to stick with its heritage and identity and go it alone. Unley: Inner-city life details what municipalities like Unley, home now to more than 38,000 people, have learned over 150 years and how they have responded. It celebrates 150 years of Unley Council's history from its incorporation in 1871 and delves back to the pre-colonisation era and the early years of South Australia from 1836. TICKETS: $40 IAF Members $45 Non IAF Members Bookings via Trybooking Please contact Cheryl on 0407 774 547 if you have any queries or need to make any changes to your booking.