Elena del Rivero's [Swi:t] Home: A Chant, 2001–2006, installation of found papers mended, burnt, embroidered, and stitched to five rolls of muslin. Courtesy of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the artist. (c) Elena del Rivero.

If the scant number of press releases in our inbox is any indication, we have officially reached the start of summer in the art scene. Take some time to battle the tourists and see what's hanging in the museums these days, or get to one of the few events listed below:

>> 1460 Wall Mountables at the DCAC is a fun break from the standard gallery show. The walls are divided floor to ceiling in 2' x 2' squares, with first-come, first-served artists hanging whatever they can dream up to fill in the space. While the opening is this Friday, 7 to 9 p.m., hanging is going on right now. DCAC members got first pick, but open hanging started yesterday and goes right through tomorrow, until an hour before the reception (or until all the spaces are filled). Each square is $15, so grab your stuff and get down there between 3 and 8 p.m. today or 3 and 6 p.m. tomorrow.

>> The Corcoran has three ongoing exhibits worth checking out. Most recently opened is Elena del Rivero’s Home Suite, which includes large paper sculptures that track an everyday life by capturing the traces of movement. One compelling piece includes stitched-together paper debris found in her studio, located across from the World Trade Center and also destroyed in the attacks (pictured right). While at the gallery, see the last weekend of Access to Life, a photographic portrait of AIDS around the world, made together with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS and Magnum Photos. Through the end of July, you can also view The American Evolution: A History Through Art.

>> The Zenith Gallery is holding two Meet the Artist events this week. Go chat with five of their loyal artists, John Blee, Chris Hayman, Anne Marchand, David Richardson, and Bill Suworoff tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. or Saturday 3 to 5 p.m. and see their work in Zenith in the Abstract.

>> Haven't seen the wonderful collection of local art at City Hall yet? Sign up for a free, hour long tour at noon, Wednesday, July 30, led by one of the artists in the collection, Sean Hennessey. RSVP to beth.baldwin @ dc.gov with the number of people in your party.

Paintings by Yoshiko Oishi-Weick are at the Japanese Information and Culture Center

>> Hillyer continues its monthly open mic night tomorrow. Poets should arrive at 6 p.m. to sign up; performances run from 7 to 9 p.m. They'll have featured poet Jason Reynolds, whose work is hanging in their exhibit space right now. $5.

>> View the beautiful traditional Japanese Sumi-e ink paintings by Yoshiko Oishi-Weick (pictured left) at the Japanese Information and Culture Center starting tomorrow. The exhibit is only open during business hours, 9 to 5 p.m., but mark down next Tuesday on your calendar to hear the artist speak at 6:30 p.m.

>> VisArts in Rockville opens From Farm to Market with a show that celebrates farms and food. Opening reception is tonight, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

>> The National Museum of the American Indian is offering Dinner & A Movie tomorrow night, with a viewing of Trudell, about the rock 'n' roller and leader of the American Indian Movement. The delicious museum cafe will offer their full menu from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; film starts at 6:30 p.m. Free, but seating is limited.

>> The graphic art/belly dancing/silkscreen selling/anything goes X event, followed by the dance party Pulse, is at BeBar this month as usual. Check it out Saturday; X is 7 to 10 p.m. ($8), Pulse is 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. ($5). Also sponsored by 88 is Loda, going on Friday at their Silver Spring gallery (1115 East-West Hwy) with DJs, installation art, and whatever else they dream up.

>> Tonight is the weekly Artful Evening at The Phillips Collection. See the ongoing Richard Diebenkorn exhibit, then take in a lecture about painting the rich colors in his New Mexico desert landscapes. Talks start at 6 and 7 p.m.; free with admission.

>> If the months and months of Washington Color Field exhibits last year didn't satisfy your desire for lines and dots and more dots and lines, has the Smithsonian American Art Museum got the exhibit for you. Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury, which opened July 4, is hauling out all the Gene Davis' and Sam Gilliams you can stand. Runs through October 13.