This book is dedicated to all the people who were involved initially with the AETT from 1956 and since 1991 the IAF.

"The Encyclopedia Britannica defines art as the use of skill and imagination in the creation of objects, environments, or experiences, that can be shared by others, i.e. painting, sculpture, literature, theatre, music, and film.

To me, this seems a little bit dry to describe the arts in this way. You know when you have been touched by something which stops you in your tracks, and you don’t ever forget the experience; it stays with you, and you want to share the experience ... that is true appreciation of the arts."

~ Jessica Dames AM

Table of Contents

1. Childhood
2. A fortunate love affair
3. Life in ‘The Alice’
4. Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
5. Birth of the Independent Arts Foundation
6. Other artists … and friends
7. Clarendon soirees
8. The Little Black Book
9. Interlude in Orange
10. Return to South Australia … and a home in Burra
11. Blyth Cinema and Clare Valley Film Festival
12. SALA Festival, Clare Valley region
13. Dedication to the arts 50 Appendix – AEET and IAF Literary Luncheon speakers 1986-1996