Terri Weifenbach, Woods II 10, Civilian Art Projects, Type C Print, 20″ x 16″ edition of 5.
>> Friday is the opening reception for Terri Weifenbach’s Woods II project, her second solo exhibition at Civilian Art Projects. Weifenbach’s background as a painter is evident in her use of layers, creating an impressionistic quality through blur and depth, leading the viewer through a complex environment of detail. The twenty-one large and small scale images were taken in the woods within the D.C. metro area during the colorful and transitioning seasons of autumn and winter. 7 to 9 p.m., Free.
>> Tonight, the Corcoran Gallery of Art presents Interior Visions, a lecture by Mona Hajj, named one of Architectural Digest’s top 100 designers and architects, focusing on select projects showcased in her book, Interior Visions. 7 p.m., Tickets required.
>> Thursday is the second installment of the Corcoran’s Scholar’s Selection Gallery Talks: American Paintings to 1945. This week, Jenny Carson, assistant professor in the department of art history, theory, and criticism at Maryland Institute College of Art, focuses on the changing practices in artists’ studios from the late-18th to 19th centuries, particularly the evolving common artistic practices, materials, and marketing strategies, using select works of art from the Corcoran’s American collection. 6:30 p.m., Free with gallery admission.
>> The Hirshorn Museum presents Directions: Grazia Toderi, featuring two large-scale video projections which echo the Italian artist’s childhood fascination from watching the live news coverage of the first moon landing. Directions recalls the historic moment of “collective unity” through the use of superimposed photographs and found footage. A free exhibition will be offered to the public on Thursday at 5:45 p.m., followed by a Meet the Artist program at 6:45 p.m. in the Lerner Room. Toderi will present an illustrated discussion of her work with Kelly Gordon, the organizing curator.
>> Also on Thursday, join the Pink Line Project for Drink ‘n Draw, a Pink Panel @ Flashpoint gallery talk featuring the work of Dana Meier and Adam Dwight currently on exhibit in Off in a Corner, in which they explore the transition to adulthood and the role alcohol plays in it. Andrea Pollan, Director of Curator’s Office, will discuss the work at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., the audience will be invited to follow the artists to two nearby bars by candlelight, where Meier and Dwight will create new drawings. If you’re one of the first five to request a drawing at each location, you could walk away with your very own piece of original artwork. Free, but RSVP.
>> Celebrate Earth Day at Project 4 Gallery on Friday during the closing party for their current exhibit Green Works. A panel of local green experts will share their secrets to living eco-friendly and offer ideas to inspire others to live in an environmentally-mindful way. Sample cupcakes Sprinkles Cupcakes and learn how their vanilla cupcakes are saving trees this Earth Day. Meet the panelists and view Green Works, and have a cupcake, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with the panel discussion starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. Free, but please RSVP to invite@project4gallery.com to reserve your spot.
>> Transformer Gallery is offering visitors the opportunity to create their very own artwork to be displayed alongside the innovative sketchbooks of D.C.’s emerging artists. Stop by the gallery during regular hours, Wednesday through Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m., and sketch your masterpiece directly on the gallery’s walls. Yes, you heard that right, you get to draw on their walls. Pretty cool, huh? It’s all part of Sketch, an exhibition investigating creative processes and the development of artists’ works through sketchbooks. Schedule your visit for Saturday and stick around for Draw-Ins, artist Reuben Breslar’s open drawing session from 2 to 6 p.m. Free.
>> The Corcoran College of Art + Design debuts the thesis work of the senior students from the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program on Saturday. NEXT at the Corcoran: BFA Class of 2011 is a dynamic, interactive exhibition features graduates from five majors — fine art, graphic design, digital media design, photography, and photojournalism — and includes sculpture, photography, painting and video. This show is for students, by students, who are involved in the exhibit’s design and install their own work. Admission to this show is free.
>> Historian, journalist and travel writer Adam Goodheart discusses his new book 1861: The Civil War Awakening, a riveting account of the early days of the Civil War, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Saturday at 2 p.m. Free.
