A nicho box, or simply ‘nicho’, is a three-dimensional or recessed display box, much in the spirit of a shadow box, used as a portable shrine to an important figure or loved one.
They originated as an adaptation of the Roman Catholic ‘retablo’, which is a painting of a patron saint on wood or tin. The key difference is that while retablos are flat, nichos are in the shape of boxes
Students have created a Nicho shadow box using the theme "What can we create that will remind us of the things we love".
Verity Clark
Art Teacher
