There will be a mid-run reception this Thursday, Feb. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Nevin Kelley Gallery for Recent Works from Poland, a collection of new work by Stasys Eidrigevicius, Krzysztof Kokoryn, Mikolaj Kasprzyk, Michal Zaborowski and others. Eidrigevicius’ Window is pictured at right. The show continues through Feb. 26.

Adjectives are Awesome: I received an exceptionally enthusiastic press release (and that’s saying a lot) for Whippersnappers, a new show of up-and-comers at Conner Contemporary opening Friday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. While PR-flavored hyperbole often induces a cringe effect, it’s easier to understand why this gallery is excited enough to say things like “damn pleased” and that these artists “rock” when you take a look at the list of names: D.C.’s own evil genius Matthew Sutton, Conner’s l’enfant terrible of pencil and paper drawing, Zach Storm, and Maryland video artist Annie Schap are just a few. So you can bet I’ll be by the gallery on Friday, partly because I’m a sucker for hype, but also partly because I’m pretty sure that Annie Schap and I went to high school together. Annie — am I right?

We See You: Rob Redding’s Smear Paintings will go up on the walls of Warehouse Theater’s gallery space this weekend. Whatever you think of his technique, dude could really stand to lay off the intense portraits of himself, no?

Power to the People: Too busy to make it by the Hirshhorn for one of their artist talks over the last six months? DCist recommends taking a gander at the wealth of podcasts the museum is offering — especially since at least one of them required you to be a museum donor (or a student) to attend. What other art-related podcasts are you listening to these days?