| TONETTE PAŅARES HOMEPAGE |
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 (painted by Manuel Paņares) |
PERSONAL BACKGROUND Tonette S. Paņares Female Born October 20, l948 in Cebu City Philippines Graduated in 1970 at St. Theresa's College Cebu with A.B. Literature, and BSE History Graduated in 1986 at Holy Cross of Davao AB Mass Communication USIA Grant in Culture and Arts at Smithsonian Institute with several observations in schools and museums in New York and Washington D.C. freelance writer, contributor to Arts and Culture, Ang Peryodiko Davao, Metro Cebu Journal and Sunstar Daily Husband: Emmanuel F. Paņares Painter Ethnographic Lifestyle Series of the Mindanao Tribes Son: Angelo Manuel Paņares, 16, young artist who concentrates in multi-media Animation. WORK PROFILE cebu-online.com/cai 1997 Philip Morris Art Competition Organizing for Central Visayas Participation under the auspices of SWU Museum, Ayala Center Cebu and Ayala Museum |
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1996 Concept and Organization and Fundraising for the Filipino Foundation Inc., Art Competition in Celebration of the Philippine Centennial, theme: Filipino A Hundred Years, A Tribute a competition
participated by a 100 artists from the Visayas 1996 Organizer of Women's International League Cebu Chapter in cooperation with the SWU Museum Program: Art Auction for the Restoration and Cleanliness of Colon St. the oldest Street in the Philippines 1995Curator of the Mobile Exhibition of Paņares Pastel Paintings of the Mindanao Tribes stops in key cities May 5-19, Philippine Center New York, New Jersey, and Florida, June 12, Opening at the Philippine Consulate at Wilshire Blvd, Bonaventure Hotel and the Ambassador's Residence for the Independence day Celebration, Lecture Series presenting the profile of the Mindanao Tribes,their extant culture as our link to our roots of an extinct past, in Carson City And West Covina 1995 May curator of the 1st on-line Art Gallery in the Philippines, theCAI art Gallery opened simultaneous to the Paņares mobile exhibition in the U.S.A. 1994 Opened a new Wing of the SWU Museum The Doņa Anunciacion Fine Arts Hall Showcasing Cebuano Contemporary Art Paintings and Sculptures in tandem with the original American paintings and Prints A collection from the Cebuano Artists, the Cookie Newman Collection and Lydia Aznar Alfonso Collection 1993 Curated the exhibition of 15 Cebuano Artists in New York At the Philippine Center under the auspices of the Cebu City Museum 1993 participation of the FPAC Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture of the City of Los Angeles Planning Council three months work and participation of the only Filipino painter from the Philippines, during the Celebration of Rizal Day June 19, the 2nd Annual Festival of Philippine Art |
| 1992 The First Cebu City Museum was opened, and I became the 1st Museum Curator of MOCCA Museum of Cebu's Culture and Arts, opened with the exhibition of 78 Contemporary Cebuano Artists spanning 50 years
1992 Art and Culture Columnist of Metro Cebu Journal 1980-1990 a period of cultural work concentrated in the areas of Mindanao, thus Mindanao World Bound Series of Davao Artists at the Central Bank, Close Association with Professor Victorio Edades during the late 1970s and middle 80s instrumental in bring art lecture series and the teaching of humanities, art, and cultural organizing for the office of the Mayor of Davao City, Became coordinator and active participant the arts program of the CCP Piglas and other events. With all these exposures, it is hoped that added exposure in the area of Australia and Asia Pacific would enable me to use this expertise and exposure for the growth and development of a vibrant art movement and art education in Central Visayas... Cebu being centrally located as a port city in Central Philiipines |
Philippines 6000 Tele/Fax no. (6332)253-6500 <museiswu@mozcom.com> |
 Dr. Lydia A. Alfonso founder of the Museum with other foriegn guests. |
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