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Announcing the lineup for the 20th edition x 5th anniversary of PIQUE ✨

After five years of reshaping Ottawa’s underground arts landscape, Pique arrives at its 20th edition with momentum, reflection, and an eye firmly on what’s next 👀

L I N E U P (A-Z)
🎀 @afrorck
🎀 @alsoknownasrox
🎀 @a__and.re
🎀 @backxwash
🎀 @chxmeras
🎀 @cleoforshort
🎀 @eph.anart
🎀 @djeity x @al11z
🎀 @elle_barbs
🎀 @elle_barbs
🎀 @emmagabbriel
🎀 @ref4nged
🎀 @honeydrippp
🎀 @hydearth
🎀 @phedreamour
🎀 @raf.reza
🎀 @sineila_
🎀 @sunkencages

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court

This season’s program brings together returning collaborators and new voices from across local and international scenes, bridging different communities, genres, and styles. Get to know our lineup and grab your tickets now.

💡 TOPIQUE returns on June 12–13 as Pique’s semiannual symposium, offering a dedicated program of panels, artist talks, and demonstrations exploring equity and sustainability in the cultural sector. Save the date and register now! Programming to be announced soon so watch this space 👀

🏢 Beyond the stage, site-specific installations will take over Arts Court’s overlooked spaces. Supported by @ottawatourism as part of @cityofottawa 200th anniversary celebrations, two artists selected from an open call will exhibit installations that reflect on the Arts Court’s layered history. Artists and projects to be announced soon!

🍉 ADMISSION EQUITY is a core value of Pique. Tickets are pay-what-you-can and all-ages. Remember: when you pay $75 or more for a ticket to Pique, you help subsidize a ticket for someone else in need.
Visit the link in bio to buy tickets 🎫

Want to support Pique without buying a ticket? 💝 Contribute to the Pique Sustainability Fund (link in bio!)

Graphic design by @house9design

Thank you to our partners, funders and supporters!
@artscourt @saw_centre @ottawaartgallery @artengine @ottawadancedirective @ottawafringe @digitalartsresourcecentre @producedbyyouth
@dominioncity @projectwarp_@canada.council @cdn.heritage @ontariocreates @factorcanada @cityofottawa @ottawatourism

#ottawa #myottawa #ottawaevents @downtownrideau

Announcing 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮, returning on June 12–13, 2026 with with a focused program of panels, artist talks, screenings, and demonstrations at Arts Court 🧠💡With a focus on accessibility and community, Topique nurtures collaborative futures in the arts sector.

the two-day gathering at Pique #20 edition brings together artists, cultural workers, and makers from Uganda, Hong Kong, the United States, and across Canada to engage in timely conversations around equity, sustainability, and collective futures in the arts.

Across disciplines and perspectives, these six sessions explore care, resistance, and collaboration as essential practices, inviting participants to imagine more just, connected, and responsive cultural ecosystems.

🗺️Touring Across Borders
🪞 Care, Curation, and Decolonization
🤝Doing it Together: Care and Community
🎙️Sonic Resistances
⚒️Decolonial Devices and Community Sound Design
🎬Global Sound System Cultures

Featuring…
🌷 @afrorck
🌷 @_alannastuart_
🌷 @2kulit2kuwit
🌷 @reproduceartists
🌷 @bellslarsen
🌷 @dub_jam_high
🌷 @therealeekwol
🌷 @elizabethbarron86
🌷 #jarrettmartineau
🌷 @justinsweeting
🌷 @lita.systems
🌷 @msslvrs
🌷 @the.littlemerman
🌷 @morphsounds
🌷 @princia.c
🌷 @ranaghose
🌷 @rew_fwd
🌷 @rosinamultiplefutures
🌷 @sillathroatsingers
🌷 @skulkd_
🌷 @sonicliberationdevices
🌷 @wintanaglobal

Link in bio for the full Topique program info and registration 🔗

Admission to all Topique sessions is pay-what-you-can online or at the door.

Topique is made possible with support from @ontariocreates and @factorcanada
With thanks to @artengine and @digitalartsresourcecentre for hosting.

Announcing 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮, returning on June 12–13, 2026 with with a focused program of panels, artist talks, screenings, and demonstrations at Arts Court 🧠💡With a focus on accessibility and community, Topique nurtures collaborative futures in the arts sector.

the two-day gathering at Pique #20 edition brings together artists, cultural workers, and makers from Uganda, Hong Kong, the United States, and across Canada to engage in timely conversations around equity, sustainability, and collective futures in the arts.

Across disciplines and perspectives, these six sessions explore care, resistance, and collaboration as essential practices, inviting participants to imagine more just, connected, and responsive cultural ecosystems.

🗺️Touring Across Borders
🪞 Care, Curation, and Decolonization
🤝Doing it Together: Care and Community
🎙️Sonic Resistances
⚒️Decolonial Devices and Community Sound Design
🎬Global Sound System Cultures

Featuring…
🌷 @afrorck
🌷 @_alannastuart_
🌷 @2kulit2kuwit
🌷 @reproduceartists
🌷 @bellslarsen
🌷 @dub_jam_high
🌷 @therealeekwol
🌷 @elizabethbarron86
🌷 #jarrettmartineau
🌷 @justinsweeting
🌷 @lita.systems
🌷 @msslvrs
🌷 @the.littlemerman
🌷 @morphsounds
🌷 @princia.c
🌷 @ranaghose
🌷 @rew_fwd
🌷 @rosinamultiplefutures
🌷 @sillathroatsingers
🌷 @skulkd_
🌷 @sonicliberationdevices
🌷 @wintanaglobal

Link in bio for the full Topique program info and registration 🔗

Admission to all Topique sessions is pay-what-you-can online or at the door.

Topique is made possible with support from @ontariocreates and @factorcanada
With thanks to @artengine and @digitalartsresourcecentre for hosting.

Announcing 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮, returning on June 12–13, 2026 with with a focused program of panels, artist talks, screenings, and demonstrations at Arts Court 🧠💡With a focus on accessibility and community, Topique nurtures collaborative futures in the arts sector.

the two-day gathering at Pique #20 edition brings together artists, cultural workers, and makers from Uganda, Hong Kong, the United States, and across Canada to engage in timely conversations around equity, sustainability, and collective futures in the arts.

Across disciplines and perspectives, these six sessions explore care, resistance, and collaboration as essential practices, inviting participants to imagine more just, connected, and responsive cultural ecosystems.

🗺️Touring Across Borders
🪞 Care, Curation, and Decolonization
🤝Doing it Together: Care and Community
🎙️Sonic Resistances
⚒️Decolonial Devices and Community Sound Design
🎬Global Sound System Cultures

Featuring…
🌷 @afrorck
🌷 @_alannastuart_
🌷 @2kulit2kuwit
🌷 @reproduceartists
🌷 @bellslarsen
🌷 @dub_jam_high
🌷 @therealeekwol
🌷 @elizabethbarron86
🌷 #jarrettmartineau
🌷 @justinsweeting
🌷 @lita.systems
🌷 @msslvrs
🌷 @the.littlemerman
🌷 @morphsounds
🌷 @princia.c
🌷 @ranaghose
🌷 @rew_fwd
🌷 @rosinamultiplefutures
🌷 @sillathroatsingers
🌷 @skulkd_
🌷 @sonicliberationdevices
🌷 @wintanaglobal

Link in bio for the full Topique program info and registration 🔗

Admission to all Topique sessions is pay-what-you-can online or at the door.

Topique is made possible with support from @ontariocreates and @factorcanada
With thanks to @artengine and @digitalartsresourcecentre for hosting.

Announcing 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮, returning on June 12–13, 2026 with with a focused program of panels, artist talks, screenings, and demonstrations at Arts Court 🧠💡With a focus on accessibility and community, Topique nurtures collaborative futures in the arts sector.

the two-day gathering at Pique #20 edition brings together artists, cultural workers, and makers from Uganda, Hong Kong, the United States, and across Canada to engage in timely conversations around equity, sustainability, and collective futures in the arts.

Across disciplines and perspectives, these six sessions explore care, resistance, and collaboration as essential practices, inviting participants to imagine more just, connected, and responsive cultural ecosystems.

🗺️Touring Across Borders
🪞 Care, Curation, and Decolonization
🤝Doing it Together: Care and Community
🎙️Sonic Resistances
⚒️Decolonial Devices and Community Sound Design
🎬Global Sound System Cultures

Featuring…
🌷 @afrorck
🌷 @_alannastuart_
🌷 @2kulit2kuwit
🌷 @reproduceartists
🌷 @bellslarsen
🌷 @dub_jam_high
🌷 @therealeekwol
🌷 @elizabethbarron86
🌷 #jarrettmartineau
🌷 @justinsweeting
🌷 @lita.systems
🌷 @msslvrs
🌷 @the.littlemerman
🌷 @morphsounds
🌷 @princia.c
🌷 @ranaghose
🌷 @rew_fwd
🌷 @rosinamultiplefutures
🌷 @sillathroatsingers
🌷 @skulkd_
🌷 @sonicliberationdevices
🌷 @wintanaglobal

Link in bio for the full Topique program info and registration 🔗

Admission to all Topique sessions is pay-what-you-can online or at the door.

Topique is made possible with support from @ontariocreates and @factorcanada
With thanks to @artengine and @digitalartsresourcecentre for hosting.

Announcing 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮, returning on June 12–13, 2026 with with a focused program of panels, artist talks, screenings, and demonstrations at Arts Court 🧠💡With a focus on accessibility and community, Topique nurtures collaborative futures in the arts sector.

the two-day gathering at Pique #20 edition brings together artists, cultural workers, and makers from Uganda, Hong Kong, the United States, and across Canada to engage in timely conversations around equity, sustainability, and collective futures in the arts.

Across disciplines and perspectives, these six sessions explore care, resistance, and collaboration as essential practices, inviting participants to imagine more just, connected, and responsive cultural ecosystems.

🗺️Touring Across Borders
🪞 Care, Curation, and Decolonization
🤝Doing it Together: Care and Community
🎙️Sonic Resistances
⚒️Decolonial Devices and Community Sound Design
🎬Global Sound System Cultures

Featuring…
🌷 @afrorck
🌷 @_alannastuart_
🌷 @2kulit2kuwit
🌷 @reproduceartists
🌷 @bellslarsen
🌷 @dub_jam_high
🌷 @therealeekwol
🌷 @elizabethbarron86
🌷 #jarrettmartineau
🌷 @justinsweeting
🌷 @lita.systems
🌷 @msslvrs
🌷 @the.littlemerman
🌷 @morphsounds
🌷 @princia.c
🌷 @ranaghose
🌷 @rew_fwd
🌷 @rosinamultiplefutures
🌷 @sillathroatsingers
🌷 @skulkd_
🌷 @sonicliberationdevices
🌷 @wintanaglobal

Link in bio for the full Topique program info and registration 🔗

Admission to all Topique sessions is pay-what-you-can online or at the door.

Topique is made possible with support from @ontariocreates and @factorcanada
With thanks to @artengine and @digitalartsresourcecentre for hosting.

Announcing 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮, returning on June 12–13, 2026 with with a focused program of panels, artist talks, screenings, and demonstrations at Arts Court 🧠💡With a focus on accessibility and community, Topique nurtures collaborative futures in the arts sector.

the two-day gathering at Pique #20 edition brings together artists, cultural workers, and makers from Uganda, Hong Kong, the United States, and across Canada to engage in timely conversations around equity, sustainability, and collective futures in the arts.

Across disciplines and perspectives, these six sessions explore care, resistance, and collaboration as essential practices, inviting participants to imagine more just, connected, and responsive cultural ecosystems.

🗺️Touring Across Borders
🪞 Care, Curation, and Decolonization
🤝Doing it Together: Care and Community
🎙️Sonic Resistances
⚒️Decolonial Devices and Community Sound Design
🎬Global Sound System Cultures

Featuring…
🌷 @afrorck
🌷 @_alannastuart_
🌷 @2kulit2kuwit
🌷 @reproduceartists
🌷 @bellslarsen
🌷 @dub_jam_high
🌷 @therealeekwol
🌷 @elizabethbarron86
🌷 #jarrettmartineau
🌷 @justinsweeting
🌷 @lita.systems
🌷 @msslvrs
🌷 @the.littlemerman
🌷 @morphsounds
🌷 @princia.c
🌷 @ranaghose
🌷 @rew_fwd
🌷 @rosinamultiplefutures
🌷 @sillathroatsingers
🌷 @skulkd_
🌷 @sonicliberationdevices
🌷 @wintanaglobal

Link in bio for the full Topique program info and registration 🔗

Admission to all Topique sessions is pay-what-you-can online or at the door.

Topique is made possible with support from @ontariocreates and @factorcanada
With thanks to @artengine and @digitalartsresourcecentre for hosting.

Witness the elemental transformation of @hyd.earth live at Pique on June 13 🔄

From co-creating QT alongside the late @sophie_msmsmsm and @agcook404 to releasing their resonant debut “Clearing,” Hayden Dunham has carved out a singular space within avant-pop. Through Hyd, Dunham moves between elemental states of being—fire (destruction), ash (rebuilding), seed (germination), and air (emergence)—to build immersive audio-visual worlds shaped by experimentation and sensory detail.

At Pique, Hyd brings a stimulating rush to Arts Court in Ottawa. Tickets available now via the link in bio or thisispique.com 🎟️

Witness the elemental transformation of @hyd.earth live at Pique on June 13 🔄

From co-creating QT alongside the late @sophie_msmsmsm and @agcook404 to releasing their resonant debut “Clearing,” Hayden Dunham has carved out a singular space within avant-pop. Through Hyd, Dunham moves between elemental states of being—fire (destruction), ash (rebuilding), seed (germination), and air (emergence)—to build immersive audio-visual worlds shaped by experimentation and sensory detail.

At Pique, Hyd brings a stimulating rush to Arts Court in Ottawa. Tickets available now via the link in bio or thisispique.com 🎟️

Alternative-R&B artist @emmagabbriel invites you to melt into her magic at Pique’s 5-year anniversary ✨

The Ottawa-based singer-songwriter’s evocative storytelling has cemented her title as a rising star in the Canadian music scene, and earned her a Solo Artist of the Year nomination at the Capital Music Awards. Her latest EP, Crushed, recounts her coming-of-age journey, marked by personal strife and continued evolution ❤️‍🩹

Gabriel has graced stages across Canada and internationally, including @departurefest and @pitchscotland, with vibrant energy. On June 13, she takes to Arts Court ready to bare her soul and free her mind. Get your tickets to Pique’s summer edition via the link in bio or thisispique.com 🎟️

More than just a music fest, Pique is a multi-arts extravaganza 🎨

Pique’s 20th edition on June 13 at Arts Court includes installations that are contemplative, interactive, and subversive, featuring...

🏡 Home Beyond Borders 🏡
Curated by Danayit Zeru (@eph.anart), this multidisciplinary arts project explores the emotional, psychological, and personal dimensions of “home.” Rather than treating home as a fixed geographic location, the installation considers home to be an evolving and deeply subjective experience—shaped by memory, relationships, identity, and inner worlds.

Home Beyond Borders will also feature an artist talkback and curator tour, with more details to be announced soon!

☎️ The Telesymphonic Booth ☎️
Created by Eric Quach (@thisquietarmy), The Telesymphonic Booth is an interactive installation featuring two public payphones transformed into electroacoustic instruments. Visitors create evolving soundscapes using voice and touch-tone dialing, with keypad tones replaced by curated electronic sounds. Blending sound art and participation, the work turns a familiar device into a space for creativity, reflection, and shared listening.

🧹 Lesbian Community Service 🧹
The Arts Court staircase is due for a cleanup. Commemorating the lesbian community service that came before them, this trio of artists (@washingmachine_art @aash.barbu @androgynousmuppet) will be starting their hours during Pique #20...

Want to experience these installations for yourself? Grab your tickets today at the link in our bio or at thisispique.com 🔗

🤍 Home Beyond Borders is presented in partnership with @projectwarp_
🤍 The Telesymphonic Booth and Lesbian Community Service are supported by @ottawatourism as part of the 200th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Bytown @cityofottawa

More than just a music fest, Pique is a multi-arts extravaganza 🎨

Pique’s 20th edition on June 13 at Arts Court includes installations that are contemplative, interactive, and subversive, featuring...

🏡 Home Beyond Borders 🏡
Curated by Danayit Zeru (@eph.anart), this multidisciplinary arts project explores the emotional, psychological, and personal dimensions of “home.” Rather than treating home as a fixed geographic location, the installation considers home to be an evolving and deeply subjective experience—shaped by memory, relationships, identity, and inner worlds.

Home Beyond Borders will also feature an artist talkback and curator tour, with more details to be announced soon!

☎️ The Telesymphonic Booth ☎️
Created by Eric Quach (@thisquietarmy), The Telesymphonic Booth is an interactive installation featuring two public payphones transformed into electroacoustic instruments. Visitors create evolving soundscapes using voice and touch-tone dialing, with keypad tones replaced by curated electronic sounds. Blending sound art and participation, the work turns a familiar device into a space for creativity, reflection, and shared listening.

🧹 Lesbian Community Service 🧹
The Arts Court staircase is due for a cleanup. Commemorating the lesbian community service that came before them, this trio of artists (@washingmachine_art @aash.barbu @androgynousmuppet) will be starting their hours during Pique #20...

Want to experience these installations for yourself? Grab your tickets today at the link in our bio or at thisispique.com 🔗

🤍 Home Beyond Borders is presented in partnership with @projectwarp_
🤍 The Telesymphonic Booth and Lesbian Community Service are supported by @ottawatourism as part of the 200th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Bytown @cityofottawa

More than just a music fest, Pique is a multi-arts extravaganza 🎨

Pique’s 20th edition on June 13 at Arts Court includes installations that are contemplative, interactive, and subversive, featuring...

🏡 Home Beyond Borders 🏡
Curated by Danayit Zeru (@eph.anart), this multidisciplinary arts project explores the emotional, psychological, and personal dimensions of “home.” Rather than treating home as a fixed geographic location, the installation considers home to be an evolving and deeply subjective experience—shaped by memory, relationships, identity, and inner worlds.

Home Beyond Borders will also feature an artist talkback and curator tour, with more details to be announced soon!

☎️ The Telesymphonic Booth ☎️
Created by Eric Quach (@thisquietarmy), The Telesymphonic Booth is an interactive installation featuring two public payphones transformed into electroacoustic instruments. Visitors create evolving soundscapes using voice and touch-tone dialing, with keypad tones replaced by curated electronic sounds. Blending sound art and participation, the work turns a familiar device into a space for creativity, reflection, and shared listening.

🧹 Lesbian Community Service 🧹
The Arts Court staircase is due for a cleanup. Commemorating the lesbian community service that came before them, this trio of artists (@washingmachine_art @aash.barbu @androgynousmuppet) will be starting their hours during Pique #20...

Want to experience these installations for yourself? Grab your tickets today at the link in our bio or at thisispique.com 🔗

🤍 Home Beyond Borders is presented in partnership with @projectwarp_
🤍 The Telesymphonic Booth and Lesbian Community Service are supported by @ottawatourism as part of the 200th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Bytown @cityofottawa

Indulge your sonic palate with @sunkencages at Pique 🔥

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Indian-born, Philly-based electronic producer Ravish Momin has cultivated a distinctly electrifying sound. Drawing on influences from Mumbai street drumming and global dance music, his cinematic work fuses pre-composed melodies with live-looped percussion. Having collaborated with artists like Rani Jambak, Phelimuncasi, and Shakira, Momin’s creative dexterity is something to witness.

A fixture of the international festival circuit for over 20 years, he brings his dynamic blend to Arts Court for Pique’s summer edition on June 13. Get your tickets via the link in bio or at thisispique.com 🎟️

Indulge your sonic palate with @sunkencages at Pique 🔥

(Flash warning on slide #2)

Indian-born, Philly-based electronic producer Ravish Momin has cultivated a distinctly electrifying sound. Drawing on influences from Mumbai street drumming and global dance music, his cinematic work fuses pre-composed melodies with live-looped percussion. Having collaborated with artists like Rani Jambak, Phelimuncasi, and Shakira, Momin’s creative dexterity is something to witness.

A fixture of the international festival circuit for over 20 years, he brings his dynamic blend to Arts Court for Pique’s summer edition on June 13. Get your tickets via the link in bio or at thisispique.com 🎟️

Wonder what our WARP mentees are getting up to? 🌀

@projectwarp_ cohort #4 mentee Danayit Zeru makes her Pique curatorial debut on June 13 at Arts Court. Danayit (@eph.anart) is an Ottawa-based multidisciplinary artist working across photography, curatorial practice, and poetic expression. Born and raised in Ethiopia, her work is shaped by themes of memory, identity, and the emotional dimensions of belonging. Her practice explores the internal and cultural landscapes that inform how individuals experience selfhood, displacement, and continuity.

Danayit’s installation, Home Beyond Borders, opens for one night only at Pique! (More info coming soon...) Get your tickets now at the link in bio 🔗

Presented in partnership with @projectwarp_ 🤘

Things are not what they seem at Pique... 🔎

On June 13 in Ottawa, recording artist @djeity joins forces with digital multimedia artist @al11z to present “Things are not what they seem,” an immersive dive into identity by one struggling to stand on the shifting grounds of intersection, radical joy, and healing.

3D audio-reactive visuals by al11z will respond in real time to a spectacle featuring Djeity’s live vocals and piano instrumentation. Utilizing organic and digital production, Black spiritual traditions of the past and present, and the practices of sonic world building, the pair will demonstrate that the digital is an extensions of ourselves and through embodiment comes transcendence.

Experience this collaborative spectacle on June 13 at Arts Court during Pique, with tickets on sale now at the link in our bio 🎟️

Call for board members 📣 Submit by May 17!

Debaser is seeking new board members who share our passion for boundary-pushing creative music and art, and our commitment to fostering safer and more inclusive cultural spaces.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about music and art presentation, enthusiastic (to learn) about governance and policy, dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and interested in supporting the growth of a developing arts organization. Previous board or nonprofit experience is not required.

Type of position: Volunteer
Time commitment: up to 4 hours/month
Meetings: up to 12/year
Term: 2 years
Start date: June 2026
Deadline to submit: May 17, 2026

Interested? Find out more at the link in our bio 🔗

Call for board members 📣 Submit by May 17!

Debaser is seeking new board members who share our passion for boundary-pushing creative music and art, and our commitment to fostering safer and more inclusive cultural spaces.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about music and art presentation, enthusiastic (to learn) about governance and policy, dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and interested in supporting the growth of a developing arts organization. Previous board or nonprofit experience is not required.

Type of position: Volunteer
Time commitment: up to 4 hours/month
Meetings: up to 12/year
Term: 2 years
Start date: June 2026
Deadline to submit: May 17, 2026

Interested? Find out more at the link in our bio 🔗

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Spring event recap 🌱🧾

🪩 Apr 10 @laylitparty with @djsam.mtl @samialiamani @nadim.maghzal @the.littlemerman at @citygridwrks @cityannx

🧿 Apr 17 @witchprophet @officialchristjay at @saw_centre

🛁 Apr 19 @eejungmi @yolandelaroche_ at Champagne Bath

Thanks to @lynnsax @ottawacitizen for writing about the event at Champagne Bath! We will be back at the pool in the fall 👀

📸 by @photogmusic @pter.w
📹 by @defreezie

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Pique celebrates a major milestone this spring 🎉

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series celebrates its 5th anniversary and 20th edition—marking its evolution from a DIY pandemic experiment into a vital platform for underground and independent art 🙌

Born during a moment when many of Ottawa’s indie festivals were shuttered, Pique emerged to fill a gap for accessible, experimental programming—and quickly grew beyond expectations 📈

Over the past 19 editions, our vision has remained true: to create accessible space for bold, boundary-pushing art and the communities that sustain it ✅

What started in 2021 has become a dynamic, multi-year takeover of Arts Court, where performance, installation, and participation collide. This edition is both a reflection and a launchpad 🪞 🚀 featuring 30+ local and international artists bridging scenes, genres, and communities. Get to know the lineup better at thisispique.com (link in bio)

Plus there is more to be announced soon! Topique, a symposium on equity and sustainability in the arts, returns June 12–13, plus site-specific installations and exhibitions will animate overlooked spaces of the historic building.

Keep it locked, and get your tickets now!

📅 June 13, 2026
📍 Arts Court
🎟️ Tickets are pay-what-you-can - link in bio to cop one!

📸 all photos by @_finn:
1 - design by @sultana.bambino (Sept 2022)
2 - June 2023
3 - @backseat_dragon (June 2022)
4 - @anais.cardot (June 2022)
5 - @with_subr (Sept 2024)
6 - March 2023
7 - @cecilebelieve (Sept 2024)
8 - Dec 2025
9 - March 2023

Tomorrow night, Witch Prophet and her band manifest in Ottawa to celebrate the release of her critically acclaimed LP, Words Are Spells / Thoughts Are Magic 💙

with special guest @officialchristjay (bday set 🎂)

Ahead of the show, listen to @witchprophet’s interview on The Guest List, live on CKCU 93.1 FM today at 5pm or on-demand at the link in our bio.

Witch Prophet album release show info below ⬇️

📅 Tomorrow! April 17, 2026
📍 Club SAW @saw_centre
⏰ Doors open at 8pm / music starts at 8:45pm

All ages / licensed
Club SAW is an accessible venue, with automatic doors and gender neutral wheelchair accessible bathrooms.
Contact hello@debaser.ca to request seating for accessibility purposes, or other accommodations.

🎟️ Get tickets online (link in bio) or at the door.

Poster by @pegahpeivandi

Tomorrow night, Witch Prophet and her band manifest in Ottawa to celebrate the release of her critically acclaimed LP, Words Are Spells / Thoughts Are Magic 💙

with special guest @officialchristjay (bday set 🎂)

Ahead of the show, listen to @witchprophet’s interview on The Guest List, live on CKCU 93.1 FM today at 5pm or on-demand at the link in our bio.

Witch Prophet album release show info below ⬇️

📅 Tomorrow! April 17, 2026
📍 Club SAW @saw_centre
⏰ Doors open at 8pm / music starts at 8:45pm

All ages / licensed
Club SAW is an accessible venue, with automatic doors and gender neutral wheelchair accessible bathrooms.
Contact hello@debaser.ca to request seating for accessibility purposes, or other accommodations.

🎟️ Get tickets online (link in bio) or at the door.

Poster by @pegahpeivandi

Tomorrow night, Witch Prophet and her band manifest in Ottawa to celebrate the release of her critically acclaimed LP, Words Are Spells / Thoughts Are Magic 💙

with special guest @officialchristjay (bday set 🎂)

Ahead of the show, listen to @witchprophet’s interview on The Guest List, live on CKCU 93.1 FM today at 5pm or on-demand at the link in our bio.

Witch Prophet album release show info below ⬇️

📅 Tomorrow! April 17, 2026
📍 Club SAW @saw_centre
⏰ Doors open at 8pm / music starts at 8:45pm

All ages / licensed
Club SAW is an accessible venue, with automatic doors and gender neutral wheelchair accessible bathrooms.
Contact hello@debaser.ca to request seating for accessibility purposes, or other accommodations.

🎟️ Get tickets online (link in bio) or at the door.

Poster by @pegahpeivandi