—Gagosian to Host Hillary Clinton Fundraiser:On September 12, Larry Gagosian will host a fundraising auction for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at his West 21st St. gallery. Jeff Koons, Sarah Sze, Chuck Close, Barbara Kruger, Elisabeth Kley, Joyce Pensato, Deborah Kass, and Ryan and Trevor Oakes have all donated works to the event, titled “Art for Hillary Auction 2016.” Gagosian has never held such an event for a political candidate, though he did donate money to Mitt Romney's Presidential campaign in 2012, and to Chris Christie's campaign during the Republican primaries earlier this year. [artNews]

—LA Portrait Project Brings Together 733 Female Artists:Last Sunday, 733 female artists came together in the courtyard of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel in LA to take a large, group portrait. The project was organized by artist Kim Schoenstadt, who conceived of the project after seeing Hauser Wirth & Schimmel’s innaugral show, “Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947-2016." “They had this inspiring show of female artists, and I just thought: There are so many more artists who weren’t included," said Schoenstadt. Among those artists who turned out were Meg Cranston, Liz Glynn, Stanya Kahn,Liza Lou, Catherine Opie, Helen Pashgian, Alison Saar, Barbara T. Smith, and Alexis Smith. [NYT, LAT]

—Katy Siegel Joins Baltimore Museum: Katy Siegel, one of the most important writers and curators in the country, has been named the new senior programming and research curator at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Siegel is currently the chair of Modern American Art at Stony Brook University and a curator at large at the Rose Art Museum. At the BMA, she will join director Christopher Bedford, who previously worked with Siegel when he served as the director of the Rose. [Artforum]

—Terry Richardson to Release New Book at NYFW: Fashion and celebrity photographer Terry Richardson will launch his new book, "Skinny," next month during New York Fashion Week. The book is devoted to his girlfriend and former-assistant, Alex “Skinny” Bolotow, with whom he just had twins. [Page Six]

—Craig Peterson Named New Artistic Director of Abrons Arts Center:Craig Peterson, who currently serves as the director of programs and presentation at Gibney Dance, has been appointed the new director of the Abrons Art Center. He will begin in September. Abron's former director, Jay Wegman, announced earlier this summer that he was stepping down from his position to be become the senior director of NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.[NYT]

—A new short film, "The Healing Circles," which tells the story of the recent conservation and reinstallation of Richard Pousette-Dart’s 1973 triptych, "Presence, Healing Circles," will debut at the Whitney on September 29. Earlier in the month, on September 6, Pace will present "Richard Pousette-Dart: The Centennial," an exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the influential Ab-Ex artist’s birthday. [Whitney, Press Release]

—An extremely rare 1646 painting by Rembrandt, “Abraham Entertaining the Angels,” is coming to the Frick for an exhibition next May. [NYT]

—On September 2, the country's oldest arts supply store, New York Central Art Supply Inc., will permanently close. [artnet News]