Contemporary Landscapes in Mixed Media

Instructor: Susan Hoffman Fishman

Dates: Saturdays, July 25, August 1 & 8, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Ages: 18+

Members: $261

Non-Members: $290

(Registration deadline: July 21)

Description:

Satellite images provide an alternate way of seeing the earth that is profound, often abstract and fascinating. In this workshop, explore a unique process using satellite photos found online, creating cyanotype prints of them and combining these with mixed-media materials to develop innovative landscapes on panel. Instructor, Susan Hoffman Fishman, applies these techniques in her own work, recently exhibited in Five Points Gallery (March 27 – May 2, 2026).

A working knowledge of cyanotype printing is helpful, but not required.

Open Studio Time:

Upon approval from the instructor, workshop participants will be granted access to the lab throughout the duration of the workshop. Aside from scheduled workshop hours, the lab is available for independent use Tuesday – Sunday from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm.

Materials:

Provided by participants:

• Ampersand Museum Series Aquaboard 1/8” Flat Panel 11” x 14,” (on sale now for $11.95)

• Any mixed media materials of choice (such as old paintings/artwork on paper you are willing to cut up, decorative papers, old prints, fabric, oil sticks, oil crayons, textural elements, etc.)

Instructor Bio:

Susan Hoffman Fishman is a painter, environmental artist and arts writer who has exhibited widely in museums and galleries across the US, including the Benton Museum, (CT); New Britain Museum of American Art (CT); Stand4 Gallery, (Brooklyn, NY); Yale University (CT), Governor’s Island (NYC), Nurture/Nature Center (PA), the Alternative Museum (NYC), New York Hall of Science (Queens, NY) and numerous others. Her practice addresses water in the context of climate change. Fishman has received numerous fellowships and grants from The Connecticut Office of the Arts, the Awesome Foundation and Crit Lab, etc. and has attended numerous residencies, including Planet Labs (San Francisco) and Swimming Hole Foundation (Bearsville, NY). Reviews of her work have appeared in Burning Worlds: Climate Change in Art & Literature, The Washington Post, Art Spiel, Sci/Art Magazine and others. In addition to her art practice, Fishman writes for arts journals and blogs on climate change issues.

Instructor's website: https://www.susanhoffmanfishman.com

All workshops are held at the Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive

Workshops may be cancelled due to low enrollment if a minimum number of participants are not met. Registrants will be notified in advance and a refund or credit will be arranged (see workshop polices below for details).

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