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 .
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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
Just a #weird #raverboy who enjoys #uvreactive #trippyart #weirdcore
Pics taken @monkeycinteractive at Artcage in Victoria...
Can't wait for the alien exhibit.... 🥹👽✨
Over 250 leaders, one unforgettable evening. Have you ever left an event feeling genuinely optimistic? That was the energy at the Douglas magazine 10 to Watch Awards Gala, where the business community came together to celebrate the future of entrepreneurship on Vancouver Island.
A huge thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Monk Office and to everyone who helped make it such a great night!
Our sponsors and event partners:
Reimagine Work, Acacia Landscape Inc, RoyalRoads University, Tigh-Na-Mara Resort, MAC Reno Design Build, MNP, Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria Foundation, BMO Private Wealth, Victoria Digital Marketing, Bespoke Homes Team at Engel & Völkers, Maximum Express Courier, Freight & Logistics and Bespoke Blossoms.
And our 2026 winners:
Full On Lighting, Rachael The Nature Educator, Smør Scandinavian Bakery, Highspire, Monkey C Interactive Artcade, Ærth Saunas, Fizz Non-Alch Bottle Shop, Collage, and North Group.
#10ToWatch #Douglas10ToWatch #Douglas10ToWatch2026 #10ToWatch2026 #DouglasMagazine
Took an unexpected pit stop into @monkeycinteractive Artcade during my west coast rehabilitation - a funky place to check out and explore the next time you’re in Victoria!!!
Today: The second season of Bon Victoriage! is available to stream on TELUS Optik TV Video on Demand channel 9, and Stream+. The first episode of the second season will also appear on the @BonVictoriage YouTube channel tonight, with new episodes following every week until June 9th.
✨ NEW Tenant Spotlight ✨
Meet @monkeycinteractive , one of our awesome commercial tenants bringing art + arcade to the heart of downtown Victoria! 🕹️
Step inside for interactive art installations, retro games, and hands-on creative fun for all ages. Creative, fun, and one of a kind. Go check them out!
📍 706 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 1H2
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A little campaign called Kidult.
We leaned all the way into the weird, colourful, childlike parts of our brains for this one, the versions of ourselves that used to build worlds out of random objects and say “what if we tried this?”.
Wacky ideas, bold colourways, and creating straight from the heart.
Big thanks to @fluevog for letting us run a little wild with this one.
Credits:
Photographer: @ethos_imagery
Creative Director: @ethos_imagery
Client: @fluevog
Models: @thealisonalexander , @daxon_derkacz , @theana.jordann.studio , @daniboynton
Leggings: @demodeenvogue
Photoshoot location: @gabrielrossshop
Artcade: @monkeycinteractive
Studio: @cinderblocstudio.ca
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