HASS518: Exhibit UNE

Design and install a public exhibition showcasing UNE’s Collections.

If you are interested in applying to do a HASS518: Exhibit UNE project, please read the information below and then follow the HASS unit Application Process

1. Familiarise yourself with UNE’s Collections:
   1. Download the “Discover UNE” app from GooglePlay or the App Store.
   2. Visit the “Discover UNE” website for more information: www.une.edu.au/discover-une
   3. Note any information available about previous exhibitions at UNE
2. Consult with relevant UNE Collections Managers
3. Read the information under “Further Information”
4. Follow the instructions provided under “How To Apply”

Candidates need to conceptualise, budget, design, research, write, print, and install the exhibition from conception to completion. Permission to enrol in HASS518 for the purpose of creating an exhibition is unlikely to be granted unless candidates demonstrate in their application a clear exhibition idea, as well as significant forward-planning and consultation with UNE’s Collections Managers prior to enrolment. Candidates are advised to commence consultation well in advance (at least a trimester) of when they would like to enrol in HASS518.

Candidates are expected to familiarise themselves with UNE’s Collections before applying. Extensive information about UNE’s collections can be accessed from the “Discover UNE” project (download the free “Discover UNE” app from GooglePlay or the App Store). You can also find out more from the “Discover UNE” website: www.une.edu.au/discover-une

Candidates interested in enrolling in a HASS518: Exhibit UNE project are encouraged to contact Dr Bronwyn Hopwood bhopwood@une.edu.au in the first instance.

For convenience, a preliminary contact list for UNE’s various collections is provided below:

• Museum of Antiquities: Bronwyn Hopwood: bhopwood@une.edu.au
• Archaeology Teaching Collection: Emma Watt: ewatt6@une.edu.au
• Art Collection: Blanca Pizzani: bpizzani@une.edu.au
• Beadle Herbarium: Jeremy Bruhl: jbruhl@une.edu.au
• Dixson Library Special Collections: Blanca Pizzani: bpizzani@une.edu.au
• Geology Collection: Malcolm Lambert: mlamber7@une.edu.au
• UNE Heritage Centre: Staff: heritage@une.edu.au
• Natural History Museum: Karl Vernes: kvernes@une.edu.au
• Musical Instruments Collection: Alana Blackburn: ablackburn@une.edu.au

1. To do a HASS518 Exhibit UNE project candidates must read, fill in, sign, and return to Dr Bronwyn Hopwood three forms: the “Exhibit UNE Contract”, the “Exhibit UNE Author Statement”, and the “UNE Media Release Form” form. Copies of these forms are provided below under the heading “Project Forms and Examples.”
2. To enrol in a HASS518 Exhibit UNE project candidates must write a project proposal and submit it to their supervisor for approval.
3. Candidates agree that UNE’s Collections may use their project without restriction for any purpose in the future (eg. as a museum brochure, material to create audio-visual files, in teaching materials, publications, or as a research example etc).  Candidates can ask to have their projects made anonymous.
4. Candidates agree to keep confidential, and not to publicly distribute without written permission any documentation provided by UNE’s Collections for the project (eg. photos, registration and accession papers, sensitive information attached to an artefact's file).
5. Candidates are encouraged to consult other museums, collections, and experts to research the history, provenance, context, artistic and technical development of their chosen artefact or collection. Candidates must acknowledge all assistance received and obtain permission for UNE to use any material provided without restriction (a written letter/email to this effect is sufficient).
6. Candidates are required to meet all academic standards  for referencing, acknowledgements, and avoiding plagiarism.
7. HASS518 can be completed as either an online or on campus unit. Online candidates are strongly advised to plan to spend a period of time on campus toward the end of their final trimester in order to oversee the installation and public opening of their exhibition.

The A.G. & I.C. McCready UNEMA Research Bursary for Classical Antiquity was established in 2022 to support Honours and MA/MHIST Coursework Research Dissertation Projects on the Material Culture of Classical Antiquity. The value of the bursary is currently $1,000 AUD.

Students enrolling in either Honours or an eligible MA/MHIST Coursework Research Dissertation in a relevant field at UNE are eligible to apply for this bursary when undertaking research on an aspect of the material culture of Classical Antiquity.

Eligible MA/MHIST Coursework Research Dissertations are single unit research projects of 12 cpts or more (ie. HDR pathway units). Eligible units include, but not limited to, HASS512 and HASS518. Honours research in relevant fields of study at UNE are eligible.

Relevant fields include, but are not limited to: Classics, Ancient History, History, Archaeology, Heritage, and Reception Studies. Reception Studies generally refers to the study of the influence of classical antiquity on other fields. It is most commonly studied within English Literature, Art History, Architecture, Museums and Cultural Heritage, and Theatre Studies.

The Material Culture of Classical Antiquity is defined for the purposes of this bursary by the Classical Antiquities Collections of the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). Those collections are: The Ancient Near East, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece (from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Mediterranean), the Pre-Roman Italic Peninsula, and Rome (from the founding of the city to the Byzantine era).

For more information about this bursary, see UNEMA’s Scholarships & Prizes

Use these forms to apply to enrol in a HASS518 Exhibit UNE project with Dr Bronwyn Hopwood.  Please fill in, sign, and return these three forms to Dr Bronwyn Hopwood:

• Exhibit UNE Contract
• Author Statement 
• UNE Media Release Form