Editor’s note: This top ten list was compiled by local art blogger and man-about-town Kriston Capps. Let’s be forward about it—top ten lists don’t really make a lot of sense. Especially for a field as diverse as contemporary art. Really, how much better is the sculpture of the giant Cheetoh than the digitally manipulated photograph? A true accounting for the decision-making process behind a hierarchical ranking of art shows would make the BCS computerized college…

Chin up, art enthusiasts – the dismal month of August is finally coming to a close. With it are lots of closing gallery exhibits around town. Stay tuned for the barrage of shows that will be opening in area museums and galleries over the next few weeks. >> Heading back to class at The University of Maryland? Be sure to stop in the Union Gallery to see “Every Day,” featuring artwork by Barbara Bergstrom, Tracy…

>> New exhibits around the Dupont Circle area include an exhibit of recent work by Matthew Arnold, Knut Hybinette, Emily Noelle Lambert, and Jason Robert Bell at JET Artworks. The multi-media show features paintings by Arnold and Lambert, photographs by Hybinette, and “trashsures” by Bell (one of which, “Papa Petra,” is shown at right). >> Across town, Warehouse is now showing “SEVEN,” an exhibit curated by F. Lennox Campello of DCArtNews. Work by over 60…

>> As reported by DC Art News, two new galleries have joined the D.C. arts scene. Emma Mae Gallery, founded by Sandra Butler-Truesdale, has opened at 1515 U St. NW. JET Artworks opens Friday in Elizabeth Roberts’ old space at 2108 R St. NW. The gallery’s inaugural exhibition features the work of Conor McGrady, Greg Murr, Gregory Euclide, Michel Tsouris and Ken Bucklew. >> Also new this week is “Adam Fowler: Theme & Variation,”…