GSBF Kinshu Bonsai Award
APPLICATION and SUBMITTAL:
All requests for information, application form, and rules,
as well as material submittal should be directed to:
GSBF Bonsai Contest
Harley Newman
1068 El Camino Drive
Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626-5527
hdnewman@pacbell.net
714-546-9076
Deadline
Entries must be submitted with a postmark
no later than
July 31.
Rules
Rules are the same as the previous year.
Please note that any past Gold certificate winners are
ineligible to enter.
Eligibility: Artists
1) Open to any member in good standing of a GSBF club or
affiliate club.
2) Contestants must reside in California
or in the affiliated geographical zones as outlined in
the GSBF bylaws.
3) Officers and Trustees of GSBF and Contest
Committee members are ineligible to enter.
4) For the Beginner Category, the artist
should be engaged in bonsai for a period not to exceed
5 years. The Open Category has no time restrictions.
5) The artist must certify that he/she
is an amateur by signing the contest application.
Eligibility: Trees
1) An Open Category bonsai must have been
in the artist’s possession for at least 5 years.
2) A Beginner Category bonsai must have
been in the artist’s possession for at least 2 years.
3) All submittals must be postmarked by
July 31.
4) A maximum of one tree may be submitted
for judging, per person.
Materials to be submitted
1) A contest application form, brief history
and photos of bonsai must be submitted.
2) Four current (within the calendar year)
4”x6” prints either in color or black and white. The front,
right side, left side and back of the bonsai must be shown
in the photos.
3) A history of the bonsai must be typewritten
in English and not more than one page in length.
4) All of the materials should be submitted
in a presentation folder or notebook. Place the completed
application form in a sealed unmarked envelope, and tape
the envelope to the inside of the back cover. Place the
pictures and history of the bonsai in clear plastic sleeves.
Judging
1) The Contest Committee will review all
submissions and will verify the eligibility of each submission.
2) A chosen panel of Judges will receive
the submissions from the Contest Committee.
3 The Judges will choose the winners of each Category based
on the one criteria of “design quality”.
4) The first place winner in each Category will receive
a Gold certificate.
5) Bonsai showing exceptional merit will
be awarded a Silver certificate. This may include more
than one bonsai per Category.
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