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IBS Bonsai Trophy was awarded to Leo Samarelli for an Olea Europea
e double performance of artist Sylvie Rigal was very impressive. In her live, pot-making demonstration, she provided scholarly insight into both the quality of the materials and methods of execution.
Despite a little rain on Saturday, a large crowd invaded the vendor area of bonsai, prebonsai, equipment, and accessories, where 54 exhibitors participated. The market has become a complete showcase of everything that may be of interest to a bonsai enthusiast and also has become a promotional vehicle for the very concept of bonsai.
Mr. Kestutis Ptakauskas, the President of the Bonsai Association of Lithuania was invited by the Board of IBS as guest of honor.
The Welcome Dinner at the Palace Hotel was attended by 200 guests and the B&B&B Dinner at Pala Tennis, was attended by about 400 people. e B&B&B Diner stands for Birra, Bonsai and Baraonda. While the rst two words are easy to discern, but baraonda? Imagine 400 people moving in an energetic and noisy manner.
During the Welcome Dinner prizes were awarded for the trees exhibited by the IBS, in particular the IBS Bonsai Trophy was awarded to Leo Samarelli for a European Olive. e Suiseki trophy was awarded to Santo Buratto. e UBI, represented by Vice President
Francesco Dicesare and Secretary Nicola Sorressa, awarded Edoardo Losio for his Taxus cuspidata while the AIAS Award (Associazione Italiana Amatori Suiseki) was delivered by Vice President Vito Divenere to Antonio Acampora for an object stone.
Other awards and recognitions were made during the closing ceremony: The BCI Excellence Award went to the Bonsai Insubria club for a rosemary, Rosmarinus o cinalis, and Sera no Dosio for Pinus Sylvestris. Santo Buratto received both the BCI and IBS awards for his suiseki with the striking title “Come pettirossiunostormirdifoglie,”(Likerobinredbreasts a rustle of leaves).
e “Io difendo l’Ulivo” award (I defend the Olive) was given to Massimo Bandera for his Olive.
e Memorial Antonella Carioli Trophy, awarded by her husband Francesco Artifoni, went to Roberto Licini for his Calamint, Calamintha sp.
Lastly, the City of Arco Emilio Parolari Memorial Trophy, (peoples’ choice award) was awarded to Andrea Cosmano for the grove of Picea glauca.
In addressing everyone at the end of the event, the president of Arcobonsai announced the 2018 of Arcobonsai Conference that will host the EBA Convention (European Bonsai Association) and the next UBI Congress.
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