The 2025-2026 Fundraising Campaign of the Archive gaies du Quebec

 

 

Dear friend of the Archives gaies du Québec,

 

We are reaching out to invite you to participate in our 2025-2026 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.

 

Over the past few years, the contributions of our donors have enabled the Archives gaies du Québec to welcome an increasing number of researchers studying the history of LGBTQ2S+ communities. These researchers, often younger, come from diverse fields, including academia, media, and the arts.

 

Unfortunately, our team at the Archives gaies du Québec is overwhelmed and under-resourced, making it difficult to respond to all inquiries. Due to limited funding, our opening hours are restricted, and our support for researchers remains insufficient.

 

Despite these challenges, we’ve accomplished a lot with very little, even though government grants do not guarantee us operational funding. The public subsidies we do receive are tied to specific and temporary projects, which do not support permanent research in our archives.

 

Since 1983, it has been the generous support of our loyal donors that has allowed us to maintain our presence within the LGBTQ2S+ community and beyond.


Armand VAILLANCOURT, Noir sur bleu, 2003, Screen printing, 20’’x22’’, 51x56cm, Print 70/85, Value: $8500 framed.

 

For our 2025-2026 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, we are offering in a draw a work by a renowned artist, Armand Vaillancourt, titled Noir sur Bleu. This ally of our communities has donated this work to the QGAs to support his achievements.

 

Vaillancourt is a prolific painter and sculptor who favors public art. Recipient of the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas, Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec and Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Québec, he is also a committed activist.

 

The work offered is framed and has a fair market value of $8500 (including framing) and is printed in an edition of 85 (70/85). Its dimensions are 20”x22” or 51x56cm.

 

You can make your donation online or by check by completing this form.

 

Let us remember that the Archives gaies du Québec remains the most important LGBTQ2S+ francophone archive in the world.

 

We sincerely thank you for the trust and support you’ve shown us over the years.