Charles Ede Prize

About

The UNEMA Charles Ede Prize was established in 1999 by Mr James Ede in memory of his father, Charles Ede (1921–2002). In 1947 Charles Ede founded The Folio Society, which published handcrafted, limited edition books. In 1971 he established Charles Ede Ltd, a leading London-based firm dealing in Classical and Pre-Classical Antiquities from Greece, Egypt, Italy, Cyprus and the Near East.

The Prize

$300

Previous Winners:
2023Ysolde Okumura-JonesMA1982.3.1 'Helenistic' Bronze Ladle with duck head, Italy, 2nd Century BC
2022Alison CourtMA2001.2.1 Bronze Aegis of Khnum
2021Karla TreevesMA1998.16.1 The Narmer Palette (Replica)

2020

Andrew Hamilton

MA1988.16.1: A Crab Claw Necklace from New Guinea

2019

Karen Fallico

MA2016.18.1 Greek core-formed blue glass alabastron.

2018

Kimberly Harris

Assessing MA2006.36.1 Roman Glass Bottle in the University of New England Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA)

2013

Annabelle Taylor

Etruscan Art and Architecture

2011

Nicola Forster

Cypriot Byzantine glazed ceramics: an archaeometry study using non-destructive PXRF

2010

Jillian Huntley

Provenancing of ochre and artefacts: applications for wholly non-destructive portable x-ray florescence spectrometry

2008

Pauline Hams

Phi figures and related forms

2004

Celeste Baldwin

2003

Cheryl Brooks

Borobudor and Loro Jonggrang temple at Prambanan as expressions or interpretations of the Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions of India in a Javanese setting

2002

Todd Craig

2001

Robert Bostock

Two Greek coins from Magna Graecia in the Museum of Antiquities

1999

Tim Dawson

A survey of Middle and Late Byzantine tableware

The Terms

The Charles Ede Prize is awarded annually to the best suitable piece of written work (eg. essay, report, or significance assessment) submitted for consideration by any student currently enrolled at the University of New England. The work must have as its focus one or more objects in the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA) or an aspect of the history of the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). The word limit is up to 3,000 words for a research essay, or up to 6,000 words for a significance assessment.

Entries

Written work must be submitted to the UNEMA Collections Manager by 5pm on the last day of Trimester 2. Written work received after that date will be considered for the Charles Ede UNEMA Prize for the following academic year as long as the candidate is a current UNE student at the time of submission. Submissions must be emailed to the UNEMA Collections Manager at: CuratorUNEMA@une.edu.au using the subject line: “UNEMA Charles Ede Prize.”  The UNEMA Collections Manager will convene an assessment panel to consider the entries.  The decision of the assessment panel is final and no discussion of the entries or decision will be entered into.

Access

The UNEMA Collections Manager will facilitate all reasonable requests for access to objects and documentation within UNEMA’s Collections.

Presentation

Use the application form to submit your entry.

Entries must be attached as a single PDF.

Handwritten work is not permitted.

Photographs, diagrams, and other appropriate visual material are acceptable.

All visual material must comply with copyright laws and regulations.

All permissions required to use material are the responsibility of the entrant and copies of the permission must be included in the submission.

Publishing and Copyright

The UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA) reserves the right to publish, edit, and/or make use of all entrant submissions in any way without restriction. By submitting an entry, entrants assert that they have complied with all copyright laws and regulations, and accept the right of UNEMA to make unrestricted use of the entries submitted.

How To Enter

Please complete the application form provided:

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