A gallery of photos by Paulie Eaborn and a few videos of the 2025 Galah Regional Photography Prize Party. Which was, as you can see, a proper party.
Consider this post the closest we'll ever get to 'social pages' here at Galah. Yes it's a collection of photos of people at a party, but it's actually a lot more than that.
Texas (QLD)-based photographer Paulie Eaborn captured these shots at the 2025 Galah Photography Prize Party at Armidale's New England Regional Art Museum on Friday 2 May. Around 250 people were there to celebrate and support our regional artists, to eat, drink, dance and experience the joy that is 'collective effervescence'.
This exhibition—along with its significant prize money—demonstrates Galah's commitment to supporting regional artists as they tell our stories, create beautiful art and build vibrant, culturally rich communities that might attract other essential community members like the regional doctors, teachers, and others we urgently need.
For a complete overview of the evening, including the winners, organisers, judges, speeches, and background information, we published a recap on 3 May.
The Versace Boys really brought the vibes.
The prize could not have happened without the support and collaboration of NERAM and Armidale Regional Council.
Our official charity partner was the Country Education Foundation, empowering young people from across regional Australia through education.
And our wonderful media partners were GoodWeekend and Found Regional and its platform REGGIE.
Orange-based ChaLou Wines was our wine partner and winemakers Nadja and Steve were there on the night to do tastings, pour and chat.
Husk Distillery supplied their excellent coconut rum for welcome cocktails.
The Welder’s Dog was our go-to beer supplier.
Galah subscribers played their part too. In 2023, Hickson saw how even being a finalist could be a financial burden on entrants. This year Galah teamed with the Australian Cultural Fund to create an “artist subsidy fund”. Our flock donated $21,695, which was shared among the finalists to help cover the cost of printing, framing and freight.
