Pique

The change of season once again brings an exciting music and arts convergence at Pique’s fall edition, happening on September 28, 2024 at the Arts Court. The 14th edition of Ottawa’s signature underground art party, Pique brings together groundbreaking music, visual, and interdisciplinary artists for a building-wide festival at the Arts Court in downtown Ottawa.

Experimental and underground music, media art installation, drag and ballroom performance, and more will be showcased across eight stages and exhibition spaces, indoors and outdoors. Admission is pay-what-you-can and all-ages.

Featuring performances and presentations by international and out-of-town artists including punk-feminist sound artist Evicshen; ethereal soundscapist and harpist for Kelela, Ahya Simone; commanding punk rave duo Pelada; cutting-edge pop vanguard Cecile Believe; spectral noise-pop songwriter LA Timpa; noisemaker and new music subversive Olivia Shortt; avant-garde tropi-pop producer chiquitamagic; cyberpunk pop star 8485; and alt-jazz/R&B siren M.I.BLUE.

Exploring the edges of art and performance, local artists will present new and improvised works, including experimental alt-pop producer Yolande Laroche, radical sound conductors SUBR (صبر), performance artist Matt Miwa, soundscape improviser Kathryn Patricia Cobbler, CRT frequency modulator crhunchy!, and exploratory percussionist Scott Warren.

Plus, the first-ever kiki ball at Pique curated by Yéila Siriano + Legendary OA Mother Maldita Siriano, and a multi-media exhibition exploring decolonized desire curated by Eva Grant, comes to Pique’s fall edition.

Finally, Topique symposium returns to Pique with a series of artist talks and workshops (to be announced).

With more than 30 artists, curators, and speakers, there is so much to experience at Pique!