Art shows and art events in Arlington, VA tonight and this week

Take Me to The River, new photography by Claire Wright, at Washington Printmakers Gallery, a gallery for contemporary fine art prints and photographs.

Lives Bound Together, an exhibit on the 317 enslaved people who lived and worked at Mount Vernon: their families, communities and possessions, told through ancestral histories and recently excavated artifacts.

An exhibit of student art from HCPSS at the East Columbia 50+ Center.

An exhibit at Goucher College's Special Collections showing how a labor acknowledgement was shaped with descendants of people enslaved at Hampton Plantation.

Color Columbia, an exhibit of artwork made by local artists at the annual plein air paint out at Lake Kittamaqundi and Wilde Lake, juried by Amanda Milliner. Free.

Little Artists: explore art styles and crafts with activities geared to different ages that build developmental skills.

New exhibits at the Museum of Frederick County History for America's 250th anniversary, on Frederick in the Revolution, the All Saints Street African American community and Frederick's goldfish industry.

An exhibition of Gari Melchers' studies for history murals commissioned for prominent libraries and two state capitols. Dozens of GMHS sketches and paintings, inches to nine feet tall, show his process. Subjects run from allegory to posthumous portraits, among them General Nathanael Greene, Commodore Oliver Perry and Mark Twain.

Cricut Crafts: learn to use the Cricut cutting machine to make your own paper cards and envelopes.

A social for working on your own craft project and sharing it with the group.

Watercolor instruction for adults covering material selection, brush strokes, color blending, layering and washes. Ages 18 and up, and registration is required. Free.

Mini Makers: self-directed stations for exploring, building and learning at your own pace.

A storytime with the book 'Run, Turkey, Run', followed by a craft where you make a colorful paper plate turkey with feathers. It's made for little crafters.

A step-by-step acrylic painting session guided by artist Diane Dennis, working on an image inspired by Agatha Christie.

A free gallery exhibition showcasing original works by gallery artists alongside a featured wall of small-scale pieces.

An exhibit of two MFA candidates, Erin Barry-Dutro and Annie Tamini, with vibrant paintings and installations on consumption. On view through Nov. 20.

A candle making workshop in a restored historic building in downtown Leesburg.

A fused glass class where you make two festive ornaments while trying two glass techniques. The ornaments are kiln-fired and ready to pick up at Waterford Craft School.

Walk through the scenes and landscapes of America's sporting past with Copley Fine Art specialist Leah Tharpe, who leads the guided tour of this exhibition.

A student-led tour of two exhibitions at the Brady Art Gallery. One reexamines African objects held in the GW Collection for nearly 50 years, and the other looks at the 1920s through the same collection.

Exhibition of 37 African objects from the GW Collection, researched by 59 students in four seminar courses led by Assistant Professor Clement Akpang, with images and video.

Twenty-two artists show 26 juried images on what it means to be fully human. It's free to see, and the work gives you plenty to think about.

Guided exhibit tours of the Museum of Frederick County History, led by the staff and volunteers who curated its 2026 exhibits; each tour follows the group's interests. Included with admission.

Horn Point scientist Jennifer Gil-Acevedo shows you how to make watercolor inks from Chesapeake Bay algae, then paint with them in the studio. Ages 10 to 100; offered in English and Spanish. $30 for members, $35 for non-members.

The National Archives Art and Architecture Tour, in Washington. The National Archives Museum holds the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, designed by architect John Russell Pope and the permanent home of the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and Bill of Rights.

A hands-on class in milk steaming and latte art, taught by an SCA Certified Barista at Caffe Amouri's Coffee Lab.

Josh Loewensteiner and Jon Deeter of Guyette & Deeter Auction House talk about collecting sporting arms, duck decoys and sporting art, from what makes pieces stand out to how collections are built.