The visual arts scene around D.C. this week includes lots of new gallery and museum exhibits — keep reading for our picks.

>> On Saturday, the long-awaited, 48th Annual Corcoran Biennial opens to the public. Curated by Jonathan Binstock and Stacey Schmidt, the Biennial (for the first time in years) includes several area artists as well as several international art stars. Look for the work of D.C. area artists Colby Caldwell, James Huckenpahler and Jeff Spaulding. At the Corcoran Gallery of Art. A work by one of the participating artists, Kathryn Spence, is shown at right; the title of the work is “Thread Pile.”

>> If you’re a fan of Hollywood’s “Moulin Rouge,” you’ll be anxious to see “Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre,” opening at the National Gallery of Art this Sunday. This major exhibition includes more than 250 works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Pierre Bonnard, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and poster artist Jules Chéret. Paintings, drawings, posters, prints, sculptures and more provide insight into the bohemian dance halls, cafés-concerts, and cabarets of 19th century Paris.