Saturday, September 16th, 2017 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Reginald F. Lewis Museum Baltimore Maryland Need help picking the perfect artwork? Want to know how to start collecting art? Hear from experts in the field to get the inside scoop about how to build your very own collection. Presenters: Myrtis Bedolla, Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, Art Historian, Appraiser and Author Dr. Halima Taha, (Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas, 1999) and renowned Collector Walte

Jorge Simes, an Argentinian artist, will be showing his newest work entitled Borgeana, an homage to Jorge’s favorite writer, Jorge Luis Borges. This is the first time Jorge will be showing his artwork in DC, which is mostly inspired by his Argentinian heritage. The large format Watercolors on Paper feature Jorge’s signature style of combining images and text in each artwork. Argentine Embassy 1600 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, DC 20009 (M) Dupont Circle

Focusing in on Arab art, AU Museum will host two international traveling exhibits featuring a range of Middle Eastern artists. The first exhibit, BETWEEN TWO ROUNDS OF FIRE, THE EXILE OF THE SEA: ARAB MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS FROM THE BARJEEL ART FOUNDATION, is curated by Karim Sultan, director of Barjeel Art Foundation, and runs through Dec. 17. The exhibit showcases a diverse selection of works, grouped around the theme of technologies in conflict. The works come from