Photo of work by Rania Hassan, courtesy Gallery Neptune.

This week in Gallery Musical Chairs, Civilian Art Projects is moving to the Warehouse Arts Complex. We’ve known for awhile that Civilian (who hosted our second DCist Exposed Photography Show) was moving; indeed, all three venues at 406 7th Street NW have vacated the address. The art and design store Apartment Zero moved out a few months ago and still hasn’t found a new location; same with Touchstone Gallery, which had its closing party on September 25. Not to mention nearby Zenith and Numark galleries, which closed up over the past couple of years. Penn Quarter isn’t a total art wasteland yet, though. A few other galleries, Carroll Square, Caos on F, and Reyes + Davis, all buried in office buildings, are still active. And of course there’s still the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, and a little farther west, Flashpoint.

Nevertheless, celebrate Civilian’s haul up 7th Street to Warehouse starting November 1. They’ll be located on the first floor, until the second floor is finished being renovated in 2010, while the third floor will be artist studios managed by Civilian. In the meantime, join them Friday at Modern in Georgetown for a happy hour fundraiser for Civilian’s Production Fund, a non-profit venture to provide micro-grants to artists, 6 to 9 p.m., or Saturday at the gallery for an artist’s talk with Cara Ober, 6 to 8 p.m.

>> If you need to get in some Penn Quarter art tonight, head to Reyes + Davis to enjoy Michael Enn Sirvet’s sculpture work along with an accompanying dance performance, Kinesthesia. An RSVP is appreciated at brigitte[at]reyesdavis.com.

>> This Saturday, we highly recommend heading to Bethesda for Gallery Neptune’s exhibit featuring the work of Joyce Zipperer and Rania Hassan. Hassan’s art wagon is firmly hitched to the stars, after being named “outstanding artist” in the field of fiber by the James Renwick Alliance earlier this year. Her works combine knitting and paintings in a clever and truly unique way. As for Zipperer, we’ll just quote from the press release, “Her history of women’s undergarments has been expressed through hand crocheted metal wire or sheet metal sculptures and covers everything from corsets to bloomers to brassieres and ‘Days of the Week’ underwear.” 7 p.m.

>> Congrats H Street NE, you have a new art gallery. Studio H, at 408 H Street NE, will have its grand opening this weekend featuring Sarah Griffin Thibodeaux: Portraits and Landscapes in Oil. We’ll have a longer preview of the new gallery a little later. Join them for the reception Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m.

>> The last day of the Washington Project for the Arts Experimental Media Series is this Thursday at the Hirshhorn. See Associate Curator Kelly Gordon’s favorite selections and vote for your own. 8 p.m.

>> Co Co Sala is hosting this year’s Art Buzz, the fundraiser for the D.C. Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative. Artist Juan Rojo will be displaying his newest video installation, plus they’ll be tons of door prizes of gift certificates to local establishments, along with drink specials. Next Monday, $15, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.