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It turns out that a pile of salvaged technology and a goal to spark curiosity is a winning business formula in downtown Victoria. Monkey C’s Artcade skips the screens to focus on tactile experiences built from recycled parts, an inventive approach to play that earned the collective a 10 to Watch award this year.

➡️ Get a look at the gallery making low-tech the next big thing in the city at the link in bio.
📷 @monkeycinteractive principals, from left: David Parfit, Heather Troy, Scott Amos | Photo: @jeffreybosdet.

#BusinessAwards #VancouverIslandBusiness #10ToWatch #Douglas10ToWatch #Douglas10ToWatch2026 #10ToWatch2026 #DouglasMagazine #SalvagedTech #ScreenFreePlay #MonkeyCArtcade #Artcade

✨📣 We are delighted to announce that 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗖 @monkeycinteractive will be returning this year with their incredible music-making machines!

Monkey C’s interactive sound sculptures inspire delight and wonder in explorers of all ages. Festival goers are invited into a world of creativity for creativity’s sake that encourages you to flick switches, press buttons and explore the array of wild sounds, pulsating music and blinking lights on a variety of tech-retrofitted-vintage-interactive-art-machines.

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✨📣 We are delighted to announce that 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗖 @monkeycinteractive will be returning this year with their incredible music-making machines!

Monkey C’s interactive sound sculptures inspire delight and wonder in explorers of all ages. Festival goers are invited into a world of creativity for creativity’s sake that encourages you to flick switches, press buttons and explore the array of wild sounds, pulsating music and blinking lights on a variety of tech-retrofitted-vintage-interactive-art-machines.

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Slide 1-Annika Cheveldave
Slide 2-Louis Bockner

#artinstallation #interactiveart #soundart #findingawesome #artsbc

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Thank you @douglas_magazine for the #10ToWatch award! We’re delighted the Artcade is recognized for innovation & exceptional potential alongside a lineup of standout emerging businesses in the region including @aerth_saunas, @collagebeautyskin, @easyvegan.ca, @fizzbottleshop, @fullonlighting, @highspireofficial, taylorduncan04 (North Group), @thenatureeducator and @smorscandinavianbakery Beep Boop! 🏆🤖🎉Congratulations everyone! — with @deepaaaar and @hthrtz. Photo by @jeffreybosdet

#BusinessAwards #VictoriaBC #BusinessYYJ #StartupSuccess EmergingEntrepreneurs Douglas10ToWatch2026 BestNewBusinesses SupportLocalYYJ DouglasMagazine

@downtownvictoriabc Spring Break Guide Part 1

1. If your went to Dusk Victoria your probably saw a few of @monkeycinteractive ‘s pieces but did you know you can checkout their full collection at ARTCADE?

2. @supplyvictoria creative reuse has a pay what you can model keeping crafting and art accessible for everyone.

3. Courthouse Playground (850 Burdett Ave)

4. @ohgelatogovernmentst gelato, ice cream, sorbet and more treats! In the off season they have a few games set up.

5. @heyyacarts has various pickup spots downtown with 4-8 seat options and booster seats are available to borrow! A great way to make getting around downtown fun.

6. @pinhallapinball the pizza here is so good + fries, salads and more options to enjoy while the kids play games.

Save this reel and check back on Thursday for Part 2

#yyj #downtownvictoria #victoriabc #yyjbusiness #vancouverisland

Do yourself a favour this week and check out Monkey C Artcade at Fort St next to Douglas St.
@monkeycinteractive

Do yourself a favour this week and check out Monkey C Artcade at Fort St next to Douglas St.
@monkeycinteractive

Do yourself a favour this week and check out Monkey C Artcade at Fort St next to Douglas St.
@monkeycinteractive

Do yourself a favour this week and check out Monkey C Artcade at Fort St next to Douglas St.
@monkeycinteractive

Do yourself a favour this week and check out Monkey C Artcade at Fort St next to Douglas St.
@monkeycinteractive

Do yourself a favour this week and check out Monkey C Artcade at Fort St next to Douglas St.
@monkeycinteractive

Do yourself a favour this week and check out Monkey C Artcade at Fort St next to Douglas St.
@monkeycinteractive

Enchanted by all the art at Victoria At Dusk 💖

Thanks @thewilder.experience for such a memorable weekend@experiencedusk ✨

#publicart #victoriaatdusk #immersiveart

Checked out the Artcade in downtown Victoria by @monkeycinteractive ! We love to see community collectives building out the art scene 💪

A must stop activity if you're in the area for sure! Never experienced anything quite like it's interactive nature! 😎

WOW!!! We fell in LOVE with you DUSK FESTIVAL in Victoria!! Thank you for creating allll the F U N at night this weekend in an inclusive family- friendly festival! You made downtown fun again!! We love it when a festival can enchant the community with art of illusion with lights and sound!! We felt like moths all night 🦋🕯️

@experiencedusk
@monkeycinteractive
@owenparnellart
@hololabs.studio
@openspacevic
@havn.saunas
@cityofvictoria
@lamppostvictoria
@vicbeersociety

We’re open this long weekend for all your Beeps and Boops, but closing early (8pm) on Sunday for a private event.

Monkey C Interactive’s Artcade is celebrating its second anniversary by offering three free entry Thursdays for seniors (ages 60+) and post-secondary students (with valid student ID), sponsored by the City of Victoria’s Storefront Activation program.

Free entry Senior & Post-Secondary Student Thursdays will take place on the last Thursday of January, February and March 2026, during business hours (2pm-10pm).

January 29, 2026
February 26, 2026
March 26, 2026.

✨A new free winter arts experience is coming to downtown Victoria!

Victoria at Dusk will light up the city with art, performances and community connection, all part of a free, self-guided walking route for all ages.

�� Save the date - 13 - 15 February, 5 - 9 p.m
🔮 Info at victoriaatdusk.com

📸 Experiences pictured include Sarah Hin Ching U "Us Beneath the Currents" (experience it at Bastion Square on Friday and Saturday nights), Monkey C Artcade games (play with these at the Ship Point community hub and Bastion Square), The Wilder's Urban Bloom (blooming im Bastion Square), Glow Slugs and Tidepools (step on these in the lower Pavilion of the Victoria Conference Centre)

Produced by The Wilder through the City of Victoria’s OUR DWTN program.

#VictoriaAtDusk #DowntownVictoria #VictoriaBC #YYJ #YyjEvents #YyjArts #OurDWTN #TheWilder #LightArt #WinterArts #InteractiveArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents

✨A new free winter arts experience is coming to downtown Victoria!

Victoria at Dusk will light up the city with art, performances and community connection, all part of a free, self-guided walking route for all ages.

�� Save the date - 13 - 15 February, 5 - 9 p.m
🔮 Info at victoriaatdusk.com

📸 Experiences pictured include Sarah Hin Ching U "Us Beneath the Currents" (experience it at Bastion Square on Friday and Saturday nights), Monkey C Artcade games (play with these at the Ship Point community hub and Bastion Square), The Wilder's Urban Bloom (blooming im Bastion Square), Glow Slugs and Tidepools (step on these in the lower Pavilion of the Victoria Conference Centre)

Produced by The Wilder through the City of Victoria’s OUR DWTN program.

#VictoriaAtDusk #DowntownVictoria #VictoriaBC #YYJ #YyjEvents #YyjArts #OurDWTN #TheWilder #LightArt #WinterArts #InteractiveArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents

✨A new free winter arts experience is coming to downtown Victoria!

Victoria at Dusk will light up the city with art, performances and community connection, all part of a free, self-guided walking route for all ages.

�� Save the date - 13 - 15 February, 5 - 9 p.m
🔮 Info at victoriaatdusk.com

📸 Experiences pictured include Sarah Hin Ching U "Us Beneath the Currents" (experience it at Bastion Square on Friday and Saturday nights), Monkey C Artcade games (play with these at the Ship Point community hub and Bastion Square), The Wilder's Urban Bloom (blooming im Bastion Square), Glow Slugs and Tidepools (step on these in the lower Pavilion of the Victoria Conference Centre)

Produced by The Wilder through the City of Victoria’s OUR DWTN program.

#VictoriaAtDusk #DowntownVictoria #VictoriaBC #YYJ #YyjEvents #YyjArts #OurDWTN #TheWilder #LightArt #WinterArts #InteractiveArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents

✨A new free winter arts experience is coming to downtown Victoria!

Victoria at Dusk will light up the city with art, performances and community connection, all part of a free, self-guided walking route for all ages.

�� Save the date - 13 - 15 February, 5 - 9 p.m
🔮 Info at victoriaatdusk.com

📸 Experiences pictured include Sarah Hin Ching U "Us Beneath the Currents" (experience it at Bastion Square on Friday and Saturday nights), Monkey C Artcade games (play with these at the Ship Point community hub and Bastion Square), The Wilder's Urban Bloom (blooming im Bastion Square), Glow Slugs and Tidepools (step on these in the lower Pavilion of the Victoria Conference Centre)

Produced by The Wilder through the City of Victoria’s OUR DWTN program.

#VictoriaAtDusk #DowntownVictoria #VictoriaBC #YYJ #YyjEvents #YyjArts #OurDWTN #TheWilder #LightArt #WinterArts #InteractiveArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents

✨A new free winter arts experience is coming to downtown Victoria!

Victoria at Dusk will light up the city with art, performances and community connection, all part of a free, self-guided walking route for all ages.

�� Save the date - 13 - 15 February, 5 - 9 p.m
🔮 Info at victoriaatdusk.com

📸 Experiences pictured include Sarah Hin Ching U "Us Beneath the Currents" (experience it at Bastion Square on Friday and Saturday nights), Monkey C Artcade games (play with these at the Ship Point community hub and Bastion Square), The Wilder's Urban Bloom (blooming im Bastion Square), Glow Slugs and Tidepools (step on these in the lower Pavilion of the Victoria Conference Centre)

Produced by The Wilder through the City of Victoria’s OUR DWTN program.

#VictoriaAtDusk #DowntownVictoria #VictoriaBC #YYJ #YyjEvents #YyjArts #OurDWTN #TheWilder #LightArt #WinterArts #InteractiveArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents