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

A fused glass workshop: make your own spoon rest with basic fused glass techniques. For beginner and intermediate students ages 12 and up.

Framework Panel #41: Auction Artists Reflect on History with Transformer, held at the LINE DC, a boutique hotel in Adams Morgan housed within a 110-year-old church building.

Starry Autumn, a beginner-friendly paint and sip with step-by-step painting instruction from professional instructors, plus cocktails, at The Delegate.

Print & Sip: print your project with guidance from District Riso over wine or juice.

An opening reception for the exhibition Patient Zero, with artists, live music and refreshments. Free.

A session exploring how to teach others your craft.

A screening of Stolen School, a documentary on the 1967 closing of Foster School, the all-Black school in Evanston's 5th Ward, followed by a panel with executive producer Dr. Shannon Paige Clark.

Stuart Gibbs presents Totally True Tales from World War II, for spies-in-training who love superspy Ben Ripley. Free to $25.

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.

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.

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.

Knitting and crochet group open to all skill levels.

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.

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.

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.

The closing reception for As You Were in the Gillespie Gallery of Art: an afternoon of conversation, celebration and connection, with the exhibited artists in attendance.

Beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop covering the basics of Chinese seal script calligraphy.

A group for working on your ongoing projects, with room for every skill level.

Make your own candles from scratch with all natural ingredients and curate your own candle recipe.

Wine tasting and pottery making: a workshop to sculpt handmade gifts or décor while you sip.

A fused glass craft workshop creating a candle holder or screen.

The Mossbelle Cottage Terrarium Workshop takes place at Take Root, an interior plant shop in historic Downtown Frederick that has sold houseplants and accessories since opening in October of 2020.

A sketching gathering for artists at every skill level, led by Baltimore arts educators.

Arnold Lehman discusses his new book on exploring off the beaten path and discovering unexpected destinations.