All tickets are General Admission and offer the same access to Pique.
Para Transpo drop-off entrance is at 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6E2. The Daly entrance is between Waller and Nicholas on the south side.
Parking - The Arts Court building is located around several parking lots; the Rideau Centre parking lot located on Nicholas Street, Les Suites Hotel parking lot located on Daly Avenue, and Novotel Hotel parking also located on Daly Avenue. There is also metered parking that is free on the weekends. Unfortunately there are no free accessible parking spots at the Arts Court.
There are several bike rings on Nicholas Street and two bike racks in front of the steps on Daly Avenue as well as bike racks at the Mackenzie King entrance of the Ottawa Art Gallery.
Water refill stations are available around the Arts Court and at the Club SAW bar. A reusable cup can be purchased at each bar to fill at a refill station, or you can bring your own refillable water bottle.
Selected stages at Pique are documented, and video documentation will be posted on our Youtube channel following the event.
Club SAW
- Indoors
- Getting there - Level 0 (ground floor)
- Doors - Automatic. Typically only 1 door is held open, and the second can be opened upon request.
- Door width - 35-70"
- Bathrooms - there are two gender-neutral bathrooms, both with stalls containing toilets. One bathroom also has urinals, indicated on the door. There is a third gender neutral wheelchair accessible bathroom with a powered door, safety bar, and adult-size change table.
- Service area - the bar inside Club SAW is at a height not accessible for everyone, however there is a lowered part at the bar entrance area where bartenders will serve anyone who cannot access the rest of the bar.
- Seating options - include “high-top” bench and chairs without armrests.
- HEPA filter - yes
- Audio - loud amplified bass-heavy sound
- Visuals/lighting - projections
- Flashing lights - yes
- Fog/haze - yes
Courtyard
- Outdoors
- Level 0 (street level, with ramp access to lower levels)
- Bathrooms - None outdoors. The closest bathrooms are located inside Club SAW, or inside the Arts Court down the hall. There are two gender-neutral bathrooms, both with stalls containing toilets and one containing urinals, in both Club SAW and the Arts Court. There is a gender neutral wheel-chair accessible bathroom with a powered door, safety bar, and adult-size change table in Club SAW, and wheelchair accessible stalls in both of the Arts Court bathrooms.
- Service area - located on street level of SAW Courtyard. The bar height is at a height accessible to all.
- Seating options - limited to permanent concrete benches, with additional space on Lawn for seating.
- Audio - electronic/bass music
- Visuals/lighting - party lighting
- Flashing lights - yes
- Fog/haze - yes
Artengine
- Indoors
- Getting there - Level 0 (ground floor)
- Doors - non-automatic
- Door width - 35-70"
- Seating options - limited chairs available.
- Bathrooms - none in space. The closest bathrooms are located in the hallway outside of the space, and are gender neutral and wheelchair accessible.
- HEPA filter - no
- Audio - TBA
- Visuals/lighting - low gallery lighting and projections
- Flashing lights - no
- Fog/haze - no
LabO Theatre
- Indoors
- Level 0 (ground floor)
- Doors - automatic, propped-open during the event hours.
- Doors width -
- Seating -
- Bathrooms - gender neutral bathrooms are located outside the venue
- Service area - none inside venue. The closest service area is inside Club SAW
- HEPA Filter - yes
- Audio - moderately amplified acoustic instruments (flute, piano, viola)
- Visuals/lighting - projections, theatre lights
- Flashing lights - no
- Fog/haze - no
Microcinema
- Indoors
- Getting there - Level 1. Take elevator B up to level 1.
- Doors - propped open during programming
- Door width - 35-60”
- Seating - tiered theatre seating on risers. To arrange accessible seating, please email hello@debaser.ca.
- Bathrooms - none inside venue. The closest bathrooms are located in the hallway outside the venue, and are gender neutral. The closest wheelchair accessible bathroom is located around the corner toward Daly ave (look for the orange door).
- Food/Drink - not permitted inside the venue
- HEPA filter - no
- Audio - TBA
- Visuals/lighting - projected media and gallery lighting
- Flashing lights - no
- Fog/haze - no
LabO Classroom
- Indoors
- Level 1. Take the OAG elevator to Level 1.
- Doors - automatic, propped-open during the event hours.
- Door width: double doors
- Seating - low seats with backs and no armrests
- Bathrooms - gender neutral bathrooms are located outside the venue
- Service area - none inside venue. HEPA filter - yes
- Audio - amplified sound from video, low volume amplified spoken word and music, crowd chatter.
- Visuals/lighting - soft lighting, some overhead and spot lighting
- Flashing lights - No
- Fog/haze - No
Atelier
- Indoors
- Getting there - Level 2A. Take elevator B to Level 1, switch to elevator A and take it to Level 2.
- Doors - not automatic, and will be propped open for the evening.
- Door width - 35”
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Seating - Some seating available. To arrange chair seating and/or accessibility to seating, please email hello@debaser.ca with your request.
- Bathrooms - none inside venue. The closest bathrooms are located in the hallway on level 2A, and are gender neutral. The closest wheelchair accessible bathroom is located on Level 1 near the elevator (look for the orange door).
- HEPA filter - no
- Audio - TBA
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Visuals/lighting - low gallery lighting and projections
- Fog/haze - no
Theatre
- Indoors
- Getting there - Level 3. Take elevator B.
- Door width - 30-60"
- Seating - there are 150 seats, most of which are raised on risers other than those in front row. Wheelchair accessible seating areas can be arranged upon request - please email hello@debaser.ca with your request.
- Bathrooms - none inside venue. The closest bathrooms are located in the 3rd floor hallway, and are gender neutral but not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible bathrooms are located on level 3 near the Sky Lounge bar.
- Service area - none inside venue. The closest service area is located in the hallway between the Theatre and Studio. The bar is at an accessible height.
- HEPA filter - yes
- Audio - amplified ambient/experimental music
- Visuals/lighting - projections and theatre lights
- Flashing lights - yes
- Fog/haze - no
Studio
- Indoors
- Getting there - Level 3. Take elevator B.
- Doors - non-automatic, and will remain open throughout the evening.
- Door width - 30-60"
- Seating - Couches, armless chairs, and carpets to stretch out on.
- Bathrooms - none inside venue. The closest bathrooms are located in the 3rd floor hallway, and are gender neutral but not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible bathrooms are located on level 3 near the Sky Lounge bar.
- Service area - none inside venue. The closest service area is located in the hallway between the Theatre and Studio. The bar is at an accessible height.
- HEPA filter - no
- Audio - low volume ambient sound
- Visuals/lighting - low gallery lighting
- Flashing lights - no
- Fog/haze - no
Alma Duncan
- Indoors
- Level 3. Take elevator B in the Arts Court or the OAG elevator to Level 3.
- Doors - opened and closed by staff as visitors enter
- Door width - 36-72"
- Seating - armless couches along the walls
- Bathrooms - none inside venue. The closest bathrooms are located down the hallway off of the Sky Lounge, and are gender neutral and wheelchair accessible.
- Service area - none inside venue. The closest service area will be in the OAG’s Sky Lounge outside of the venue. The bar is at a height that is not accessible for all audience members, but attendees can also go to the side of the bar for service.
- HEPA filter - yes
- Audio - amplified pop music and MCing
- Visuals/lighting - projections, overhead house lights, and spotlight on runway
- Flashing lights - no
- Fog/haze - no
Pique is a large indoor event, and attendees may be at risk of exposure to airborne and other communicable viruses including COVID-19. Attendees are welcome to wear face masks to better protect themselves from airborne viruses. Free KN95 masks will be available to audience members while supplies last at each Box Office entry point and EQ.U.I.P.E. booth.
If you are concerned about exposure to airborne viruses, we encourage you to adhere to the following health and safety measures in order to reduce your risk of illness:
- Wear a mask. Free KN95 masks will be available to audience members while supplies last.
- Wash and sanitize your hands often. Hand sanitizer will be placed at all box offices, bars, merch tables, food vendor areas, and in large supply around the event.
In order to protect others, please do a self-assessment of your health before arriving at the event location. Are you experiencing symptoms of any communicable virus or illness? If yes, please stay home and do not come to Pique. Refunds are available to ticket holders for reasons related to illness.
Pique organizers will also be taking the following measures to prevent the spread of infection:
- HEPA air filtration units designed for larger rooms will be placed in Club SAW, the Theatre & Alma Duncan.
- For any artist or worker who must cancel their participation in the event due to a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19, Debaser will honour 50% of their agreed-upon payment. If there are any artist cancellations related to COVID-19 or another infectious illness, we ask that audience members keep in mind our policy to honour 50% of payments when considering making a refund request.
Security guards are present throughout the event to support safety. You can find a security guard at any box office, and posted at each of the event’s venues and stages.
All Pique staff and volunteers are trained in harm reduction and bystander intervention best practices. Security and facilities staff must adhere to Debaser’s code of conduct while working a Pique event.
Attendees are expected to respect one another. Violence, aggression, oppressive behaviour or language, or bullying will be challenged and addressed. We reserve the right to intervene and/or remove any person(s) in the space who violate this code of conduct.
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