Looking to up your appreciation of the arts?

We've rounded up four artsy events around Washington this week that will scratch your cultural itch, from artist talks to an afterparty.

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Bread and Roses: 'We Were There'

First, the free monthly labor activist series at Busboys and Poets in Takoma celebrates Women's History Month. Experts and activists will share riveting stories of labor battles past, from Sojourner Truth's fight against slavery to Dolores Huerta's work on behalf of farmworkers.

When: Tuesday, March 19, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St. NW
Price: Free
Click here for more details, and to register

GW Arts Walk Afterparty

Next, George Washington University is holding its first-ever Arts Walk on Thursday. At this after party at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, you'll get some bonus art: first-year MFA Fine Art graduate student Rhe'a Roland will perform with wearable art, while "guerrilla projectionist" Robin Bell, best known for his critical messages projected on the Trump International Hotel, will engage viewers with his social commentary.

When: Thursday, March 21, 5-7:30 p.m.
Where: Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at George Washington University, 500 17th St. NW
Price: Free
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Artist Lecture: Martha Rosler

Then, artist Martha Rosler will discuss her career at this Thursday evening at the National Gallery of Art. Rosler uses a range of mediums — including photography, text, video and performance — to comment on the ways news media shapes our understanding of gender, class, consumption and American power.

When: Thursday, March 21, 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Price: Free
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Black Dreams at Sea: The Sardine Fisherman’s Funeral and An Opera of the World

Finally, the National Gallery of Art also hosts a free discussion on the works of two artists of the African diaspora, painter Ficre Ghebreyesus and filmmaker Manthia Diawara.

Ghebreyesus, who died in 2012, painted "The Sardine Fisherman's Funeral" using the iconography of Ghana and Eritrea, while Diawara's documentary "An Opera of the World" narrates his own story of migration from Mali and the refugee crisis. Diawara will be joined by poet Elizabeth Alexander to discuss these works. 

When: Saturday, March 23, 2:30-5 p.m.
Where: National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Price: Free
Click here for more details, and to register