ARC Gala 2026
Fashion + Art
More Than a Fashion Show
The ARC Gala is Studio Viemage's annual benefit event in support of Studio.Art.Lab, a registered non-profit in Montréal working to create a permanent home where accessible arts education, creativity, and community can thrive.
While Studio Viemage is a studio dedicated to couture, textile art, and research-creation, it is also built on the belief that creativity comes with responsibility — to inspire, to gather, and to create possibilities for others.
The ARC Gala was born from that belief: that creativity has the power to transform lives, strengthen communities, and create opportunities that reach far beyond the runway.
Through fashion, art, performance, and storytelling, this evening celebrates the transformative power of creativity while raising the resources needed to build a permanent, inclusive, and accessible space — where children, youth, adults, elders, and people of all abilities can learn, create, connect, and belong.
Every ticket, every sponsorship, every donated artwork, and every partnership helps turn that vision into reality.
This is more than a fundraiser. It is the beginning of a legacy shaped by creativity, generosity, and community.
It is an investment in creative confidence. In accessible arts education. In community. And in a future where everyone has the opportunity to create, grow, and belong.
Why ARC?
ARC stands for Access. Resilience. Community. These three values guide everything we do.
Access means making the arts available to everyone — regardless of age, ability, experience, or background.
Resilience means recognising that creativity is a path to growth, healing, and transformation. Every stitch, every sketch, every finished piece is evidence of the capacity to persist.
Community means believing that creativity is most meaningful when it is shared. Together, we build spaces where everyone is welcomed, encouraged, and free to learn.
The ARC Gala brings these values to life through fashion, art, performance, and storytelling — in support of Studio.Art.Lab's vision to create a permanent home where everyone can learn, create, and belong.
Why Studio Viemage Presents the ARC Gala
Studio Viemage is a creative studio where couture, textile art, research-creation, and storytelling meet. But creating has never been an end in itself. It is a way of connecting, of passing knowledge forward, and of imagining new possibilities.
Studio.Art.Lab is where those ideas are shared, taught, and brought to life within the community.
This relationship is intentional. Studio Viemage's artistic practice informs the programming and learning environments at Studio.Art.Lab, while community experiences feed back into the research, innovation, and creation happening in the studio.
One practice. Two expressions. One shared belief: that creativity has the power to transform lives.
One studio. One community. One shared conviction: creativity has the power to transform lives.
studioartlab.ca →An Evening That Includes
- —Buffet dining experience
- —Two complimentary drinks
- —Curated artisan and designer market
- —Art exhibition
- —Live performances
- —ARC inclusive fashion runway
- —Free on-site parking
What Your Presence Makes Possible
Funds raised at the ARC Gala will help Studio.Art.Lab build a permanent creative home and expand access to affordable arts education across Montréal.
- —Accessible programming in arts, sewing, textile, and design
- —Bursaries for children, youth, adults, and families facing financial barriers
- —Adaptive and inclusive creative experiences for people of all abilities
- —Mobile community programming through Escales Créatives
- —Open studio sessions that foster creativity, connection, and belonging
- —Professional equipment, creative materials, and accessible learning environments
Every ticket helps build a permanent creative home where curiosity is encouraged, differences are celebrated, and everyone is free to learn, create, and belong.
Part of Montréal Fashion Week
The ARC Gala is an official event of Semaine de Mode de Montréal — Montréal Fashion Week — placing Studio Viemage alongside the city's leading designers, ateliers, institutions, and creative voices for the week of September 21–27, 2026.
Being part of this programme situates the ARC Gala not only as a fundraiser for Studio.Art.Lab, but as a genuine contribution to Montréal's fashion culture — a statement that couture and community are not separate pursuits.
Join Us
Tickets are now on sale. Early bird pricing available for a limited time. Come for an evening where fashion, art, and community meet with genuine purpose. Celebrate creativity, make meaningful connections, and help build a permanent creative home where everyone can learn, create, and belong. Reserve your place. Support the vision. Believe in the magic.
Tickets from CA$161.08
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