Maningning Miclat 2026 art tilt now accepting entries
The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation Inc. (MMAFI) announces the holding of the 2026 Maningning Miclat Art Competition for artists 28 years old and younger.
It is now accepting entries online up to July 20. They may be in oil, watercolor, pen and ink, acrylic, brush and ink, or mixed media, with the theme “Ningning sa Dilim.” The minimum size on the shortest side is 60 centimeters (24 inches) and the maximum on the longest side is 90 cm (36 inches).
Entries must be original and dated between 2025 and 2026. Preliminary submission of entries is online at [email protected]. Image files must be high-quality, high-definition and in JPG format.
The artist’s name, artwork title, dimension, medium and year of the artwork must be included. Passport photo, biodata, birth certificate and entry form must be attached in email. Filename format is [title]_[size in cm]_[year].JPG (Example: TroubleInParadise_60cmx90cm_2026.JPG)
Artists of shortlisted entries will be informed via email on Aug. 15. The actual artwork of shortlisted paintings must be submitted with a notarized entry form to the Art Circle Gallery, University of the Philippines (UP) Alumni Center, UP Campus in Diliman, Quezon City on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maningning Miclat, for whom the award is named, was a poet of three languages, prize-winning visual artist, published essayist and author, and translator/interpreter. She passed at age 28 in 2000.
In her honor, MMAFI, formed in 2001, has been organizing activities aimed at encouraging creativity and recognizing and nurturing outstanding and talented young poets and artists 28 years old and younger, the same age when Maningning passed on.
