A.P.E. LTD
Available Potential Enterprises, Ltd. is located across the river from Bramble Hill Farm in Northampton. Founding Director Gordon Thorne has been, for over 30 years, interested in maintaining spaces for artists to work, much as he has been interested in preserving farmland for farming. A.P.E. artists have created site specific work on Bramble Hill Farm and both organizations are linked in their missions and values, despite the differences in enterprises.
Mission
Available Potential Enterprises, Ltd. exists to support contemporary artists working in all disciplines, by preserving and supporting the spaces in which they create, perform and exhibit their work.
A.P.E.'s History
Founded in 1977 by and for artists, A.P.E. is a not for profit, 501 C-3 whose programs in dance, theater, visual arts, spoken word, multimedia, movement and arts education have helped to define and create the city's artistic character for three decades. A.P.E. also serves as an "umbrella"/fiscal agent for a number of artists and art groups.
A.P.E. is committed to preserving "working space" for the arts in the center of town, easily accessible to artist and audience alike, and to supporting the development of challenging, experimental and notable work, both within and outside the mainstream.
A.P.E. receives funding from box office receipts, sales of artwork,
individual donors, corporate, local and state funding and in-kind
contributions.
From 1976 thru 2006, A.P.E. occupied the top floor of Thornes Market,
a five story renovated department store in the heart of downtown
Northampton, Massachusetts.
