Maningning Miclat Art Foundation
Empowering the next generation of artistic voices to rise—bold, creative, and expressive.




The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc. (MMAFI) is a non-profit organization established in April 2001 by the family and friends of Maningning Miclat—a brilliant young Filipina poet, painter, interpreter, and a talented teacher.
The MMAFI empowers the next generation of artistic voices to rise—bold, creative, and expressive—while honoring the legacy of one of the most talented and young artist of her time, Maningning Maniclat.
MMAFI is one of the few foundations in the Philippines that celebrates trilingual poetry (Filipino, English, Chinese), empowering young writers from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds to express themselves artistically.
MMAFI is a vibrant tribute that upholds Maningning Miclat’s dual legacy in visual and literary arts, empowering young Filipinos to follow in her footsteps. Through its structured awards, publications, and events, it nurtures the next generation of poets and artists in the Philippines.





