Revelstoke Idea Factory

We've Moved!
The Revelstoke Idea Factory is now located at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre

Opening Day Coming Soon — stay tuned!

Check out the “join now” link below to see what’s included in our new membership model.

We’d also love your input! Take a few minutes to complete our short survey and help shape the future of the Idea Factory.

Supporting innovation
in Revelstoke.

The Revelstoke Idea Factory is a non-profit organization centered around accessibility. It’s our mission to create a welcoming environment where individuals, entrepreneurs, and local businesses can develop, prototype, and commercialize new products.

What is the Idea Factory?

It all begins with an idea.

Become a Member

Get inspired.
@revyideafactory

Revy entrepreneurs !

@kastinnovation's Kootenay Investment Challenge will work with Kootenays-based investors interested in stepping into locally-focused investing.

Besides the dollar investment, what other fundamental characteristics should you lo

Stoked to have this talented creator in our orbit this summer.

@taylorsandell will be running an animation summer camp for kids aged 8 - 12 in July.

Teaching the principles of animation in a fun and hands-on way, your child will create their own st

Thrilled to announce the launch of our summer camps for 2022 🎉

🤖 Stop Motion Animation - 18th to the 22nd July (ages 8-12)
👾 3D Design and Print - 25th to 29th July (ages 8-12)

$220 + GST per child/week

Lots of creative fun in store for your ki

Come down and see us at the Revy Science & Tech Summit at Revelstoke Secondary today. General public welcome between 12:30pm and 2:00pm 🤖 #SD19 #cityofrevelstoke #screensmart #revyscience&techsummit #revelstokesecondary

Future school is here.

We're running a free engineering course for teens on May 2, kicking off a week of events for the Revelstoke Science and Tech Summit.

Limited spots, so get in soon
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https://www.revelstokeideafactory.ca/youth-programs

#Re

Join the crew!

We're currently accepting applications for Factory Assistant.
👉🏻 https://www.revelstokeideafactory.ca/jobopportunities

Photo credit: Peter Moynes @koreoutdoors

@woodandskiing @kootenaymountainculture @vhempsall

#thankyouKORE #w

Block coding at spring break camp.

Big shout out to @okanagancollege for the laptop loan and to Janice Jarvis for her very generous student sponsorship contribution 🥰 The kids are having a blast.

#TheRealStoke #STEMlearning #springbreakcamp #gamed

Revy Tech Meetup is back tomorrow night, people!

Richard Liebrecht, senior product manager with Canadian human resources platform Humi, will talk about product role, product mindset and product management implementation.

Richard's spent more than s

Announcing the launch our our beginner's CAD design course in Fusion 360.

Learn how to create three-dimensional objects for 3D printing, product design and manufacturing at this three-part workshop series lead by civil engineer in training @averybri

Sneak peak of artist @taylorsandell 's work for the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre's Anything Goes exhibition fundraiser - opening today 🙌

Check it out online https://revelstokeartgallery.ca/

@revelstoke_visualartscentre
@troteclaser

#AnythingGoes

Door stopper hire a maker gig for @theregent.hotel

These puppies will stop the heaviest of hotel doors without breaking a sweat 😅

#hireamaker #whatsyouridea #3Dprint

Custom ski holders made by one of our members in collaboration with his concept designer 😍

#fatherdaughterproject #whatsyouridea

Final day of Minecraft Tech Club and we'll be sad to see them go!

Big shout out to our super star instructor Griffin Riguedell for a fun and engaging program introducing the kids to the concepts of coding and game design. Plus a little bit of gamin

Art meets tech on this cool project we're working on for the talented Kyle Thornley @metalmindforge, turning hand sketches into CAD files for CNC cutting.

#hireamaker #whatsyouridea

Thrilled to announce we're running a Minecraft spring break camp for 10 to 12 year-olds from the 28th March - 1st April.

Explore the concepts and processes of game design and development and use these ideas to construct your own video games and codi

Outsource our 3D printer repair? No way!

#mastermakerstevebaker #hireamaker

Don't forget our AGM next Thursday 24th February at 4:30 pm.

Help shape the success of Revelstoke's state-of-the-art digital fabrication space.

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AGM
February 24, 2022
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Join Zoom: http://ow.ly/fseP50HF2Cg
Meeting ID: 627 063

This week Revy kids were introduced to the principles of AI through hands-on exercises involving data collation, dataset creation, AI deployment and results analysis.

All through their favourite game, Minecraft, and on laptops very generously loane