Reporting to the Executive Director, the Operations Manager will coordinate and manage front of house operations for multiple box offices, bars and merchandise tables for the summer edition of Pique, Debaser’s music and arts festival series, on June 11, 2022 at the Arts Court and Ottawa Art Gallery. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Leading up to Pique on March 19th, 2022, we asked writer and photographer Nneka Nnagbo to choose an artist participating in Pique to feature.

Nneka chose Nigeria-born Ottawa-based painter and fibre artist Mesoma Onyeagba to focus on, and what follows – a short experimental film (featuring music by past Pique performer Jules Filmhouse inspired by Mesoma’s work), an interview, and a photo story – is Nneka’s profile of the artist.

Leading up to Pique on March 19th, 2022, we are asking questions to participating artists to find out more about what they are working on for Pique and learn about their practice. MAGELLA talks about embracing her ‘villain era’, and encouraging others to do the same.

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.

Despite it being a rollercoaster of lockdowns and re-openings, 2021 was our biggest year yet! Read about some of our reflections and highlights.

Pop-up performances by Linsey Wellman, Bucko Art Machine, Christina Bell, Seiiizi, Annie Socoria, Kira Jane, and Turquoise Fire in parks around Hull

Leading up to Pique on Dec 4th 2021, we are asking questions to participating artists to find out more about what they are working on for Pique and learn about their practice. This week, Stephen Eckert speaks on emotional expression through music, trans joy, their inspirations, and the three pieces they will be performing at Pique.

Watch Backxwash perform “Into the Void” live, with visuals by Méchant Vaporwave, at Pique fall edition on September 11, 2021 at Club SAW.

Leading up to Pique on Sept 11, 2021, we are asking questions to participating artists to find out more about what they are working on for Pique and learn about their practice. This week, La Neve tells us about her love for history books, and what you can expect for her URL Pique performance on September 11.

Out here there is no distinction between listener, performer and sound. No distinction between the trees, the air, and the water. All are waves of energy, waves of sound, and waves of light.

We ask See No Stranger (sanjeet & Emissive) to take the Pique artist questionnaire. They tell us about the augmented audio meditation/ sound walk they are creating for Pique, the pressures of being an artist living in Toronto, and viewing the world through gentler eyes.

We ask Lauren Bousfield to take the Pique artist questionnaire. She tells us about her obsession with failed Macy’s thanksgiving day parade videos, and why all of the music she writes is about hope.

We ask respectfulchild to take the Pique artist questionnaire. They tell us about the gradient jigsaw puzzle that is inspiring their audio/visual project for Pique, and a Kpop competition show that they are “very invested in”.

A compilation and interactive choose-your-own-adventure website that guides you to a song from the compilation. Out Friday, November 27