2026 A Día de Muertos Altares
Embracing Community / Cultivando Comunidad
Explore twelve moments of Día de Muertos as lived across our communities — from candlelit ofrendas glowing with memory to cempazúchil‑bright spaces shaped by family care and creative expression. Each photograph reveals a distinct way families, artists, and neighbors honor their loved ones through remembrance, imagination, and shared tradition, reflecting the vibrant spirit of WPCA’s 34th Annual Día de los Muertos Exhibition.
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Explora doce momentos del Día de Muertos vividos en nuestras comunidades — desde ofrendas iluminadas por velas que guardan la memoria hasta espacios llenos de cempazúchil creados con cariño familiar y expresión creativa. Cada fotografía revela una manera única en que familias, artistas y vecinxs honran a sus seres queridos a través del recuerdo, la imaginación y la tradición compartida, reflejando el espíritu vibrante de la 34ª Exhibición Anual de Día de los Muertos de WPCA.
Community Altaristas
Thinking About Saburo
Community altarista: Lalo Gutierrez
Antes de mi, ellas.
Community Altarista: Yesica Coria
WPCA Youth Artist Ofrenda: Embracing Us
Community Altaristas: WPCA afterschool students
Roots of Nourishment: Trae un Recuerdo a la Mesa
Community Altarista: Aaron Arteaga & Nourish MKE
Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water / Tierra, Viento, Fuego y Agua
Community Altaristas: Students of Hayes Bilingual School
Fuiste a Arreglarle Las Puertas a San Pedro
Community Altarista: Iuscely Flores
Embracing Community
Community altaristas: Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes
Ofrendas para un Futuro Libre
Community Altarista: Raices Revolucionarias Collective
Home Lives Within Us / El hogar vive en nosotros
Community altaristas: Latinos Unidos (Milwaukee School of Languages) High School
THIS IS AMERICA
Community Altaristas: Comite Sin Fronteras
Embracing Community Through Remembrance
Community altaristas: Ukwakhwa (Our Foods)
Las Que Nos Guían
Community altaristas: Gerardo Mares
“Día de los Muertos lives through community — through the ways we create, remember, and pass down ancestral knowing with intention and love. Each contribution in this exhibition reminds us that creativity is one of our oldest inheritances, and that we keep our traditions alive by practicing them together.””
A reflection from Xela Garcia, Executive Director of WPCA