Cosmo Couture. Photo by R. Scott Kelly

>> Ever wondered what it takes to win a Fulbright Fellowship? Artist and Fulbright recipient, Erin Treacy, will explain how artists, musicians, performers, literary writers, and journalists are all eligible to qualify. She’ll also explain how to put together a project proposal and how to connect with a partner organization in a host country. This discussion will be held at the Hamiltonian Gallery tonight at 7. RSVP to angie@hamiltonianartists.org

>> The Corcoran Gallery of Art will hold a free reception and panel discussion for Cosmo Couture on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. in Gallery 31. The discussion will be held at 7 p.m. and requires pre-registration. The panel will consist of representatives of the designers, manufacturers, and organizers of Cosmo Couture and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cosmo Couture features garments inspired by Red Star (1970) by Raymond Saunders, a painting in the Corcoran’s collection. They were made out of materials such as wood veneer, carpet, tile, and wall covering using designs by local architecture and interior design firms, and Corcoran interior design graduate students.

>> Thursday evening also brings another PM @ The TM this time it’s Beauty and the East. In celebration of their newest exhibition, The Sultan’s Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art, The Textile Museum will host a party in their gardens offering food from Mie n Yu restaurant, Django jazz of Hot Club of DC, and a fabric tent custom-designed by Morgan West of PandaHead. You can use this as your chance to shine and find your best Bohemian outfit to impress and have your photo taken for The Washington Post’s “Scene Stealers”. Tickets are required. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m.

>> They’re trying something a little different at The Dunes when it comes to art. Nate Lewis has created an event called Sketch Lounge that brings four to six artists together once a month in a space where they can create art on a small scale. The gallery provides the tables, the artists provide the materials, and once the work is complete it’s immediately available for purchase for anywhere between $5 and $30. The artists are paid directly and no commission is given. Sound like something you’d be interested in? You’re in luck! Volume 3 check your hypotenuse will be taking place Thursday night from 7 p.m. to midnight. Listen to music from DJs Lucy Papaya and Brandon Russel, enjoy some drinks at the cash/credit bar, and buy some art created by Milind Raj, Jamie Caplinger, Dana Maier, Jams Bauguess, and Leah Lewis.

>> Artists are always looking for a way to draw the viewer in and Mariah Anne Johnson may have found a good one. In her exhibition opening at Flashpoint Gallery, In the Pines, you will actually be able to go inside the art work. Through her two-dimensional paintings and hanging bed sheet installations Johnson has created a path through the gallery space that will allow viewers to “walk into, sit down and participate in” the work. Drawing on her memories of childhood experiences at her grandmother’s house in Hot Springs, Arkansas this will be an opportunity to actually feel transported through the work rather than just looking at it. An opening reception will be held on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Johnson will be also be giving a talk at the American Art Museum Luce Foundation Center on October 28 at 1:30 p.m.

>> Using text in art has is not a new idea but the way Cheryl Wassenaar uses it might be. Our natural instinct when we see text is to read it but what happens when the letters are cut in half, printed upside down, repeated, or illegible? At that point the letters become forms, unsettling our ability to read them and eliminating the opportunity for understanding based on language. In her new exhibition, Syntax, at Long View Gallery you’ll be able to experience the visual version of semantic satiation. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP to the Facebook page by today.

>> The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Enid A. Haupt Garden will be hosting another Asis After Dark this Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. Asian Soundscape will feature live performances by digital media artist and musician Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky, and instrumentalists Danielle Cho and Jennifer Kim. You’ll have an opportunity to create collective music with instrument-maker John Tewksbury and cross-cultural percussionist Steve Bloom by making your own drum and learning how to play basic rhythms. After that go get your face painted and jump into the photobooth. If you need liquid courage specialty drinks will be provided by Ping Pong Dim Sum. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

>> The free films showing at the National Gallery of Art this weekend continue the series on director Miloš Forman. On Saturday at 1:00 p.m., the Gallery screens The Fireman’s Ball, with an introduction by Michael Bregant, director of the National Film Archive, Prague. At 3 p.m. will be Black Peter followed by Loves of a Blonde. On Sunday at 4:00 p.m., the Gallery screens the director’s cut of Amadeus which nearly swept the 1984 Oscars in all major categories. All films are screened in the East Building auditorium.

Art Notes:

• Poggenpohl Georgetown will be hosting an art reception on Thursday for their current exhibition, showcasing the work of artists Joyce McCarten, Joan Belmar, Tom Block, Mei Mei Chang, Thierry Guillemin, and Isabel Manolo. Enjoy some wine and hors d’oeuvres while meeting the artists and viewing their work. 5 to 7:30 p.m.
• GreaterRestonArtsCenter is holding at artist talk on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. with Campaign Re/form artist Renee Stout.
• Hemphill Fine Arts offers An Evening of Southern Opera Selections from Kenneth Frazelle’s Songs in the Rear View Mirror on Saturday at 6 p.m. RSVP to 202.234.5601 or gallery@hemphillfinearts.com.
• The Kreeger Museum will be hosting an open house on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature art workshops with Dan Steinhilber and Eileen Wold, a drum circle with Greg Jukes, free ice cream, gallery tours, and, perhaps most importantly, the Geico gekko.
• WAX WORKS opening at the Athenaeum Gallery this week explores the application, functionality and versatility of wax as a medium. Work by Sondra N. Arkin, Julia Dzikiewicz, Mary Early, Jeanne Garant, Joanne Kent, and Ellyn Weiss will be on display and an opening reception will be held on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.
• On Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Morrison House Jeanne Drewes, Chief of Binding and Collections at the Library of Congress, will discuss Ediciones Vigía, a collective of book artists in Matanzas, Cuba. She will go over how they design and fabricate their books, and how they are able to continue their artistry in a country with limited resources and controlled publishing.