Art shows and art events in Forest Hill, MD tonight and this week

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

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

Grounding yoga and meditation in the Newark Arts Alliance gallery, with a guided sequence surrounded by artwork. Ages 18 and up.

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.

Lisa Bradley: Beyond Luminosity, an exhibition of recent abstract paintings, from infinitely deep darks to light-filled canvases, that express movement and stillness at once.

Hudson River School landscape paintings, mostly from The New York Historical, seen through Transcendentalism, the 19th-century movement that saw a spiritual connection between humans and nature.

Guided studio tours at the Brandywine Museum of Art go inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth, and the Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings.

Drop-off collection for household hazardous waste including cleaners, garden pesticides, oil-based paint, fluorescent bulbs, and antifreeze.

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.

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.

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

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 candle-making experience where you create and pour your own candle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Conservation Cart Talk: Preparing Art for Display, with conservation experts at the National Museum of Asian Art.

Reception for a youth climate art exhibition by RegenAll and PCA&D. Free; the exhibit space is reached only by stairs.

A Makers Market at Landis Hall at The Junction Center: an evening of shopping from local talent and handmade treasures.

Artists' reception for the GIFTED exhibit at The Art Trust at Meridian Bank, featuring original art priced from $25 to $500 for thoughtful gifting.