Today we bring you news from the revolving door. Artworks are arriving, artists are leaving, and the local scene remains ever-changing, even in the slow, muggy doldrums of summer.

>>A Klee In the Hand: Just last week we were pimping Paul Klee in the Arts Agenda, and here he is making the news again this week. The Post reported Tuesday that The Phillips Collection has acquired two Klee pieces from separate private donors. To the Right, To the Left (pictured), a mixed-media on paper, depicts the epic battle between Caveman and Prehistoric Goose. Well, maybe not, but it is a fantastic work that plays with lines and color, and it’s hanging right now in Klee and America. The second piece is a mean mug of a woman telling you straight where to go with her arrow hands. We hope to see the lithograph, The Witch With the Comb, displayed soon.

>>Goodbye, and Good Luck: A few of us art aficionados slash internet geeks noticed that D.C. Art News has been a little slow lately. This week we found out why: D.C.’s own Lenny Campello is leaving us…sort of. The co-owner of the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda is leaving the gallery for “personal reasons” and moving part-time to Pennsylvania, explaining further here. Although we are delighted to hear that D.C. Art News will expand with two additional writers, we're disappointed that Campello plans to transform it into Mid-Atlantic Art News. This is an unfortunate blow to the local art scene, especially considering Campello has been one of the loudest admonishers of the virtually non-existent media coverage it receives. We certainly hope that the focus on D.C. doesn’t drift away completely, when the close ties its founder has with the city get looser. In any case, we wish him good luck in his endeavors. Say thanks and sort-of-goodbye to the city’s art-scene social chair this Friday at 6 p.m., when Campello opens his last show with Fraser for the 10th Annual International Art Competition.

>>Just the Beginning: Need to get your D.C. artist fix? Hillyer Art Space is your one-stop shop for Scratching the Surface, the first installment in a series dedicated to D.C. region artists. Eleven artists are featured in the exhibition that opens tomorrow, with mixed media artworks that include Jiha Moon’s colorfully chaotic abstracts and Amy Lin’s amazing hand-drawn, intricately patterned dots. Stop by Hillyer tomorrow for the reception between 6 and 8 p.m.

>>Put on Your Boots: Tomorrow is the second Friday in July, which means Bethesda will be having its monthly art walk. Featuring thirteen galleries, you can start your walk just blocks from the Bethesda metro, then take a stroll in the evening humidity or hop on the Bethesda 8 trolley, which stops near each participating gallery. We recommend checking out the Heinman Myers Gallery, which has been making a good name for itself since opening this past April. Eric Finzi, recently featured in the Post, is showing his paintings here in Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Lewis Carroll's Untold Stories. And don’t forget to stop by the Fraser Gallery for their opening reception. I’m crossing my fingers for some of their delicious sangria.

>>Seeking Selfless Artists: The Whitman-Walker Clinic will hold the 13th Annual Art for Life art auction late this fall. While you don’t necessarily need to mark your calendar for the reception just yet, you do need to sign up today if you’d like to donate one of your pieces to their cause. Check out the Whitman-Walker mission here, and fill out your donation form here. (Via D.C. Art News)