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Photography Prize

Are you a Patron of The Arts?

Are you a Patron of The Arts?
The Bush is Calling by Ange Stirling, a finalist in the 2025 Galah Regional Photography Prize
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Annabelle Hickson
Annabelle Hickson Tenterfield, NSW
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Regional Australia is so much stronger for having diverse, creative communities. Become a champion of regional Australian photography and support this year's Galah Regional Photography Prize.

I'm hoping you or your business might consider becoming a Patron of the Arts sponsor for our upcoming Galah Regional Photography Prize.

We're asking for acquisitive pledges of $6000 towards this project which is focused entirely on amplifying regional photographers. This is not a money-making project for Galah. It takes up a lot of our resources. But we do it because we believe it's important and has real impact.

Regional Australia thrives with diverse, creative communities. We want artists to live in our regional communities, to tell our stories, to make beautiful work, to create the cultural vibrancy that might draw other people into the town – like the doctors and teachers we are crying out for. Diverse, creative communities are strong communities.

This prize – and its significant $27,000 prize money – signals just how serious we are about supporting artists who call regional Australia home.

I'm now inviting you or your business to join us.

Annabelle Hickson

Become a Champion of Regional Australian Photography

The Galah Regional Photography Prize celebrates the exceptional talent of photographers from regional Australia. As a Patron of the Art Sponsor, you or your business will play a pivotal role in supporting these artists while enhancing your own collection with museum-quality photography.

Patron of the Arts – $6000

Your sponsorship is acquisitive, in that it allows you to choose one work from the exhibition. The works vary in price from $500 - $5000, but your pledge is fixed at $6000. The difference in value between your pledge and the retail price directly supports the sustainability of the Prize and future opportunities for regional artists.

What you receive:

  • First choice selection from any of the 42 finalist artworks before the exhibition opens to the public.
  • Permanent ownership of your selected artwork
  • 2 x invitations to the exhibition party at NERAM in Armidale NSW on May 2 (we’ll announce the winners of the Prize)
  • Featured mention during the party speeches
  • Complementary one-year subscription to Galah magazine

Your impact:

  • 70% of the artwork's retail price goes directly to the artist (retail prices range from $500 - $5000)
  • 15% of the artwork's retail price supports NERAM gallery operations
  • Your additional contribution helps fund the next Galah Regional Photography Prize

Why sponsor?

  • Build your art collection with significant work from Australia's leading regional photographers
  • Demonstrate your commitment to regional cultural development
  • Gain visibility with Galah's audience of culturally engaged Australians
  • Support working artists in regional communities
  • Create a meaningful legacy that helps sustain the arts outside metropolitan centres

Limited opportunity

Only 10 Patrons of the Arts positions are available for the 2025 Prize.

For more information:

Annabelle Hickson
Editor-in-Chief, Galah
annabelle@galahpress.com
0427 879 572

Galah Regional Photography Prize is proudly presented in collaboration with the New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale Regional Council and the Burton Taylor Foundation. Our partner charity is the Country Education Foundation, which empowers young people from across regional Australia through education.