Al Farrow will accompany Shepard Fairey tomorrow night in a discussion on political art at the Corcoran. Mausoleum II (front view), is made of bullets, artillery shells and steel, and will be shown alongside the work of Fairey and Paul D. Miller in Regime Change Starts at Home. Image courtesy Irvine Contemporary.

Phew, it's a busy week for artlovers. If you dig political art, graphic design, or street art, head to cloud nine, and stay there all weekend. As evidenced by our spotting of him in Logan Circle near his newly created mural, Shepard Fairey (most famous for his Obey Giant insignia and accompanying graphics) is in town, his calendar is booked solid, and we're all invited.

>> We mentioned it in Monday's Talk to Me, Baby, but it warrants another mention. Friday, Fairey is at the Corcoran along with sculptor Al Farrow for a discussion titled Art Meets Politics. Both are known for their provocative artwork, with Fairey practicing printmaking, design and street art, and Farrows focusing on sculpture, often using not-so-lighthearted materials like gun parts, bullets and human bone. They'll talk about their inspirations, and how politics and social issues influence their work: all for the low, low cost of $25 for non-members.

>> Saturday, the Fairey-Farrow duo are ready for round two. They'll be at Irvine Contemporary for the opening of their new exhibit Regime Change Starts at Home, which also features the new video work of Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky). Post-opening, the boys are heading to the Red Bar for a Regime Change afterparty, making the evening complete with a DJ set by Fairey. If you want to go to the afterparty, be sure to print out the invitation on the Irvine website.

>> In the same neighborhood on Saturday is an opening at G Fine Art (who desperately needs to update their website) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for Black. The group exhibit features the work of some very famous artists—Sam Gilliam, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Richard Serra, Frank Stella, Martin Puryear, Ad Reinhardt and others—and is definitely worth a look-see.

>> On Friday, if you're not feeling the Corcoran lecture (or want somewhere to head afterward), you've got some good options. From 6 to 8 p.m., Flashpoint opens recent MICA MFA graduate Nicole Lenzi's site-specific Stop and Go. Inspired by Eastern philosophy and a state of flux, Lenzi creates what she calls "drawing installations," in which she improvises an installation in the gallery, using both two and three dimensional forms.

>> After Flashpoint, head to Civilian Art Projects for the one-night-only event Civilians for Obama from 9 p.m. to midnight. The evening will be DJ'ed by Will Eastman from Bliss Pop, as well as Jonathan Ackerman. Plus, the work of over 40 artists will be on display, including Billy Colbert, Lee Gainer, Jeffry Cudlin, as well as DCist Exposed winners Brian Knight, Sanjay Suchek, John Ulaszek and Andrew McDermott. Twenty-five bucks gets you in the door and one complimentary drink. The artwork is reasonably priced at or below $500, with some of the proceeds benefiting Obama's presidential campaign.

Fall Solos 2008 opens on Friday at the Arlington Arts Center. Katy Creyts' Real Blown Boy will be among the seven rooms of art displayed. Image courtesy Hatchets and Skewers.

>> Another great option on Friday is the official opening of the Arlington Arts Center's Fall Solos from 6 to 9 p.m. Nine artists will be featured in seven gallery spaces, with a bit of everything: sculpture, mixed media, representational painting, photography, performance. The sculptures sound the most interesting, with Katy Creyts' glass sculptures about fairytales, Ben Pranger's wooden sculptures with readable Braille surfaces, and Lily Cox-Richard's sculptural installation "invoking the effects of lightning."

>> On Saturday, the Honfleur Gallery Concert Series continues with the Baltimorean avant rock band Yveto, who will be performing the musical score for the animated The Adventures of Prince Achmed. The new film is a re-interpretation of the 1920's German original, this time made with high contrast paper cutouts reminiscent of Kara Walker's work. Free.

>> Our interview with artist Laurel Hausler ran this morning. Check it out for the scoop on her opening tonight at Nevin Kelly from 6 to 9 p.m., as well as the costumes-encouraged WARL benefit which will be at the gallery on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m.

Art Notes:

• DCist Jazz writer Sriram Gopal is a busy man, currently helping to organize a photography contest through the South Asian creatives group Subcontinental Drift. See their call for entries here for a chance to have your photo hung in their February exhibit at Smith Farm Healing Arts Gallery.
• Tonight from 6 to 8 p.m., the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is open for a reception for Micheline Klagsbrun's exhibit Mirror Mirror: An Exchange of Gazesin the Andres Bello Hall.
• Friday, head to Hillyer Art Space's monthly poetry open mic, hosted by Fred Joyner. Poet signup starts at 6 p.m., performances run from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission costs $5.
• Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Katzen Arts Center, the Floating Lab Collective is holding a "Chalkboard Talk" with artists John James Anderson, Mark Cameron Boyd, Kathryn Cornelious, and Welmoed Laanstra.
• Saturday at 7 p.m., Fine Art & Artists holds a reception for scientist-turned-artist Lisa Bartleson.
• Ladies (and fashion-loving men): tonight, the McLean Project for the Arts is holding Gals in the Gallery from 7 to 9 p.m. Effie Elkorek from Bloomingdales will be present this season's hottest fashions and give styling tips.
• Tonight from 5 to 8 p.m., Vienna's Ayr Hill Gallery is opening a show of local high schoolers, which will be open until November 1st.
• Tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at UMd's Driskell Center, the artists from Art Enables open an exhibit inspired by the late professor Stephanie Pogue.
• On Wednesday, Mary Early is holding opening reception for her new exhibit at the Washington Sculptor's Group from 5 to 7 p.m.
• And finally, if you've been wanting to get out of the city and into the woods, now's your chance to soak in some art while you're at it. Head to Great Falls Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the Great Falls Studio Tours.