“Beauty beyond years, beyond borders” is the theme of what would undoubtedly be the biggest bonsai-related event in 2023. The Philippine Bonsai Society Inc. (PBSI), the premier and oldest garden club in the Philippines, has the distinction of producing, hosting, and managing a world-class event that will bring together the most prestigious bonsai clubs from here and abroad from June 10 to 12, 2023 at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex.
The year-long preparations for the three day celebration commemorate three milestone events: the Asia Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention (ASPAC), the Asia Pacific Bonsai Friendship Federation (ABBF), and the 50th founding year of PBSI.
The events will feature a convention with foreign delegates from the Asia Pacific, attended by members of ASPAC and ABFF–the Asian group of the World Bonsai Friendship Federation (WBFF). These milestone events will also attract hobbyists from countries outside the Asia Pacific Region.
Top international bonsai masters, including masters from Asia, USA and Europe,as well as highly respected local artists have been invited to do lectures and demos.
Led by show chair and immediate past president Lito “Boy” Pangilinan, PBSI has always mounted its shows nationwide with SM Supermalls as partner. SM Supermalls provides venues nationwide for free and assists the organization logistically. The said events will take place at three locations in the SM Mall of Asia Complex: the Music Hall (main exhibit), the Central Atriumand at SM By the Bay.
