Meet our Programming Committee

Please join us in welcoming the members of our inaugural programming committee! We are so excited to work with these brilliant minds to shape programming for Pique and other ongoing Debaser events and programs.

We meet with committee members throughout the year to review submissions, share ideas, and provide feedback. Programming committee members are offered an honorarium for their time and expertise.

Read more about the committee members below:

Nneka Nnagbo

Nneka Nnagbo (she/her) is a designer, writer, and multi-disciplinary artist, working at the intersection of art, inclusive design, and technology.

Drawing from her interests in etymology, language systems, and multi-modal communication, her work investigates re-defining complex systems into collaborative and accessible abstractions.

Nneka is a Juror for the Polaris Music Prize, and has previously served as a board member for DIY Spring Festival. Her written work and photography have appeared in publications like Melted Magazine, Ottawa Beat, and Apartment613.

She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Inclusive Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) University, where she explores communication accessibility for online spaces and alternative ways of connecting online.

Kingsley Swim

Kingsley is an artist + project development entrepreneur with experience spanning both indie and corporate settings in arts, culture, and entertainment. She is the founder of Black Market Creative Agency (rebranded as Black Market Framework).

Over the past five years, Kingsley has teamed up with musicians, arts advocacy groups, and non-profit collectives across Turtle Island and beyond by providing an array of services from event production to writing grant proposals to marketing and publicity. Championing Ottawa’s new generation of talent, she supports self-managed artists + managers by initiating export-ready opportunities.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kingsley co-developed the Warrior Microgrant Series to fund 2SQTBIPOC multidisciplinary creatives on Algonquin-Anishinaabe Territory.

Rodrigo Medrano

Born and raised in Mexico City, Rodrigo Medrano aka Gloryhull is a plant and music lover. Colorful tropical and lush greens are favourites of his. Female voices, sounds of diverse languages, cultures and genres are his musical path of choice. Playing music on a bike path, in an art gallery, ice rink, forest rave, dive bar or virtual venue brings joy to him and his records.

Lougien Dawoudiah

Lougien (she/her) is an arts professional living and working on unceded Anishinaabe territory. As a settler of immigrant history and Palestinian origin, she is passionate about using art and music to build safe and accessible online spaces. She is inspired by the people that hold and enrich these digital spaces, the niche communities that form within them, and all the innovative ways we are connecting through technology. She is looking forward to exploring how virtual tools can enhance event accessibility and show programming, and how programming can contribute to collective action and community support.