We start this week’s Arts Agenda with some news from the Hirshhorn. Tyler Green of Modern Art Notes tells us that the Hirshhorn has a new director, noting that:

The Hirshhorn held no press conference introducing their new director. The Corcoran, however, just held a presser to announce that they don’t have a director!

Anyhow, back to the latest listings … Kick off summer by visiting some of the new exhibits around D.C. this week. Keep reading for our picks — and let us know what you’ll be going to see.

>> This Saturday is the fifth annual installment of “Queering Sound,” a sound and spoken word event, at Warehouse Next Door. Presented by Triangle Artists Group, D.C.’s GLBT arts group, the event features digital arts and spoken word performances at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission to each performance is $5 and available at the door.

“Queering Sight,” the associated exhibit of installation artwork, photography, painting, drawing, mixed media work and ‘found sound’ maps created by the group opens Friday with a reception from 7-10 p.m. The gay, lesbian and bisexual artists represented in the exhibit explore the theme of “What does it mean to be queer in the world?” A woodcut by Frederick Nunley, a member of the Triange Artist Group, is shown at right.