Fundraiser

A Hamptons art gala raises money for Ukrainian children, with an assist from actor Liev Schreiber

As the summer season in the tony Long Island enclave wound down, the humanitarian organisation BlueCheck and Manhattan’s Mriya gallery teamed up for a benefit auction

From ‘Brat summer’ to Brat fundraiser: Charli xcx to headline Lacma gala

The museum’s next Art+Film Gala on 2 November will honour the artist Simone Leigh and the film-maker Baz Luhrmann

Fashionreview

At the 2024 Met Gala, the most memorable looks ventured beyond the garden party theme

South African singer Tyla’s sandy Balmain dress was a show-stopper—and not just because she had to be carried up the stairs

Hammer Museum gala draws artists, celebrities and a faculty protest

Ann Philbin’s last pre-retirement bash also set a record for attendance and fundraising

Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Zendaya and Chris Hemsworth to co-chair 2024 Met Gala

The annual benefit gala's theme for this year is "The Garden of Time"; as usual, Vogue editor Anna Wintour will chair the event

Vast light installation on San Francisco's Bay Bridge goes dark amid $11m fundraising effort to keep it on

After a decade of illuminating the Bay Area's second-most iconic span, Leo Villareal's artwork will be removed due to outages and weather damage

Banksynews

Banksy will sell jailbreak stencil for £10m to turn Reading prison into art centre

The now-defunct jail once held playwright Oscar Wilde on charges of gross indecency between 1895 and 1897

Director of Pinault Collection proposes controversial 90% tax breaks for Notre Dame donors

But Pinault family says it is not seeking tax relief for its €100m donation towards the reconstruction effort

Calder on sale for research fundraiser

Yellow Crinkly will support biological research at the American Mayo Clinic

Tatearchive

Tate woos US patrons with cocktails at 10 Downing Street

Guggenheim director says US institutions cannot compete with such incentives

Tatearchive

Final effort for Tate to save Reynolds’ Archers

The Tate continues to fiercely pursue their fundraising campaign in the hopes that this great work may remain in the UK