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 2007

c/o Monte Weiss  
222 Grand Avenue  Suite E
Long Beach, CA  90803
monteweiss@lorilamont.com
562.897.1855

DEADLINE:
Entries must be submitted with a postmark no later than July 31, 2007.

RULES:  
Rules are the same as the previous year.   Please note that any past Gold certificate winners are ineligible to enter.

Eligibility Requirements and Rules of Contest

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.

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, 2007.

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.