Location: Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Education Classroom (First Floor)
Instructor: Brioch Ochoa, Multidisciplinary Artist
Fees: $30 members / $35 nonmembers per person. Includes museum admission and materials. Participants are encouraged to come early or stay late to explore the museum.
This session is offered twice, in the morning or afternoon.
Join visual artist Brioch for a two-hour, hands-on workshop exploring the rich traditions of Mexico’s Day of the Dead through art-making. Participants will create a nicho—a small, decorated shadow box honoring a departed loved one—using a vibrant mix of materials such as ribbons, acrylic paints, and patterned papers.
With inspiration from sample pieces and the freedom to follow your own vision, you’ll create a nicho that’s both personal and meaningful. Whether you’re commemorating someone special or simply curious about a new artistic practice, this workshop invites heartfelt reflection, experimentation, and creative exploration.
All materials will be provided—just bring your imagination.
Advance registration is required. The recommended age is 16+. Register online.
About the Instructor
Briseida Ochoa “Brioch” is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and activist born and raised in the sister cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Her work spans photography, printmaking, film, performance, installation, and public art, often exploring themes of memory, identity, and cultural intersection. Through experimental techniques such as cyanotype and anthotype—using natural dyes like beet and spinach extracts—she transforms personal and collective narratives into poetic, abstract visuals.
Brioch’s creative practice is grounded in community and social engagement. Her work challenges boundaries between self and other, reality and imagination, often inviting audiences to reframe their perceptions. She has led numerous educational and outreach programs in the Rio Grande region and Northwest Arkansas, and her ongoing experimental film project, Dobleces//Pliegues, centers on the female figure in relation to time, space, and gesture.
With exhibitions across the U.S. and Mexico and residencies at institutions such as Crystal Bridges and the Scott Family Amazeum, Brioch continues to redefine the role of the artist as a cultural connector. She currently lives and works in Winchester, Massachusetts.
