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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 Movie Night, Thursday 13th August

The Independent Arts Foundation invites you and your friends to join us on Thursday, 13th August, 6.30pm for 7pm for a screening of Holy Days at Wallis Mitcham About the movie: Directed by Nat Boltt, Holy Days features screen legends Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver and Judy Davis as three old nuns on a mission in this road trip heartwarmer set in 1970s New Zealand, joined by a lost boy (newcomer Elijah Tamati) searching for heaven and a car powered by God (and stolen money). Bookings via Trybooking Click Here 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. Please note that Hugh's Lounge and Bar will no longer be offering meals, only drinks** Hope you can join us at the movies!

IAF Literary Dinner, Monday 24th August

Please join us for the next Literary Dinner for 2026, kindly sponsored by Wakefield Press, on Monday 24th August 2026, 6.30pm at The Maid and Magpie Hotel, 1 Magill Road, Stepney 6.30pm Our next speaker is Robert Kempe. His book Missionaries, Madness and Miracles tells the intriguing but often tragic tale of the first missionaries Hermann Kempe, Wilhelm Schwarz and Louis Schulze who established the Hermannsburg mission (now called Ntaria) in Central Australia. This is much more than a story of the missionaries. Kempe refers to several 'interweaving stories': the Arrarnta people whom they served, the long­-suffering wives who followed their husbands to this unknown land, the early Lutherans of South Australia and the notorious policemen Wurmbrand and Willshire. Tickets Click Here $40 Members $45 Non Members Bookings via Trybooking

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 Emma Knights will entertain guests throughout the afternoon. 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.