A show featuring the conceptual photography of Michael Dax Iacovone opens at the gallery at Flashpoint this Saturday.

>> It may just be that we’re in Conner Contemporary withdrawal, since they shuttered up their Dupont space last year and won’t open in their new Atlas neighborhood venue until December, but our pick of the week has to be Academy 2008. With a temporary space at 1341 H Street NE, donated by Taurus Development, Conner’s annual student show won’t miss a beat while venues are in limbo. Check out the work of 21 artists from local colleges during the opening reception on Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. Afterward, head down the street to SOVA, where one Academy artist, Diane F. Ramos, curated her own show of five GWU first-year MFA students in Definition.

>> We’re highly intrigued by the concept photography (pictured above) Michael Dax Iacovone is bringing to the gallery at Flashpoint this Saturday. The Numbers Behind features multiple exposure Holga images, but as the title suggests, it’s more complicated than that. Using mathematical algorhithms, Iacovone creates blueprints that lead him around D.C., while the places he ends up become “vaporous and disorienting in the resulting photographs.” See them at the reception on Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m.

>> This go around of the annual DCAC 1460 Wall Mountables exhibit nearly snuck up on us. Grab your best 2′ x 2′ (or smaller) artwork and head over between July 16 and 18 to reserve your square for $15. This fun show is almost a mini-Artomatic (except Wall Mountables is in its 18th year), with all kinds of media and skill levels represented. We’ll remind you about the July 18 opening reception when it comes up. DCAC will also host a closing reception this Sunday for Kid Mutiny, 7 to 9 p.m.