>> Tomorrow the Fraser Gallery in Georgetown closes the exhibit of winners from the 9th Annual Georgetown International Fine Arts Competition – this year selected by Jack Rasmussen, Director and Curator of the American University’s Katzen Arts Center’s Galleries. (You can see the list of winners on their Web site.) Then, on Thursday, a new exhibit of work by tape-obsessed Mark Jenkins opens. DCist can’t wait to see the full-sized cast of a 1995 Honda Civic made from clear packing tape that the gallery is promising. Stop by the opening reception on Thursday from 6-9 p.m. to see it and photos of the artist’s other installations in D.C., Baltimore, New York and Rio de Janeiro. His amusing “Call Waiting” is shown at right. (We reported on his tape babies back in May.)

>> Something else to look forward to seeing this week is the huge banner (70 by 25 feet) that New York-based artist Jim Hodges will be hanging on the Hirshhorn’s façade tomorrow. As the museum describes on their Web site, Hodges enlisted U.N. delegates to translate “don’t be afraid” into their own languages, and then combined the different versions of the text into one massive banner. You don’t need to rush to see the work – it will be on view through spring 2006. Let’s hope that there’s also text at the Hirshhorn explaining what the banner is all about, or we’ll all be fielding questions from tourist throngs when we dare to visit the Mall.

>> Sunday is your last chance to see “Tut Unwrapped,” the blockbuster exhibit featuring Egypt’s famed King Tutankhamun, at the National Geographic Explorers Hall. It’s also the last day to see “Portrait of Indonesia” at Union Station.