On Dec. 14, head to the Arts Court for Pique winter edition. The festival is heating up winter with their 15th edition, including music, visual and interdisciplinary arts, artisan food vendors, and drag and ballroom performances to pique your interest.
Following past traditions, this edition of Ottawa’s signature underground festival takes over the entire Arts Court building for the entire day, starting at 5pm and ending at 2am.
This winter’s edition includes local artists such as genre-fusing hip-hop artist VELVET, Fire Manic, and the vibrant DJ PC.
There will also be a textile installation by local student-run TIG Collective, an interactive and cooperative multi-media game-poem presented by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan, and an art exhibition curated by YANAMINAH.
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Here’s this year’s full lineup:
- Fire Manic
- Hidden Attachment
- HRT
- Indian Giver
- LustSickPuppy
- Marie LeBlanc Flanagan
- Martyn Bootyspoon
- MURDERITH
- PC
- SAFARIZMA & GOLDMENSAX
- TIG Collective
- VELVET
- VICTIME
- Guest curators:
- AMASHOWZA + YANAMINAH
As always, admission is all ages and pay-what-you-can – tickets can be found here. Arts Court is located at 67 Nicholas St. and is wheelchair accessible via the 67 Nicholas St. entrance, with more accessibility notes found here. Pique’s EQUIPE harm reduction team will be on-site to support audience members, and staff and volunteers are trained with harm reduction strategies to support audience members throughout the event.
About Pique:
Launched in 2021, Pique is a forward-thinking, artist-driven quarterly event series featuring eclectic musical, visual, and multimedia artists, produced by Debaser.
Four times per year, Pique takes over the Arts Court building in downtown Ottawa for a pay-what-you-can and all-ages celebration of music, art, and more.
