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December 16th: shipping deadline for Christmas orders. Local pickup in Cleveland also an option.
UPCOMING EVENTS
APE MADE 13(!) Year Sale
A belated 13 year (!) birthday to my baby, APE MADE. Wild we officially hit teenager territory here last month. Thank you all for supporting all these years. It means the world. XO
Artist Opportunities Grant Award
2023-2024
I was recently awarded an Artist Opportunities grant through the Ohio Arts Council. This is a new grant program ‘to support Ohio artists who have opportunities that will significantly impact their professional growth or have projects that will contribute to the vitality of their community’. I will be expanding my printmaking practices by taking a variety of workshops in mediums outside of screen printing, building some new gear for the studio (hello, DIY screen printing vacuum table!), running a pilot residency/collab/exchange program in my new studio space. And loads of other ideas I may squeeze in if I can. Excited to see what new creative juices I can get flowing with this support.
Thanks, OAC! #ArtsOhio
Find APE MADE at the following locations:
SALTY NOT SWEET – 13339 Madison Ave – Lakewood, Ohio
CLE CLOTHING CO. – 342 Euclid Avenue – Cleveland, Ohio
ZYGOTE PRESS – 1410 E 30th Street – Cleveland, Ohio
HEIGHTS ARTS – 2175 Lee Road – Cleveland Heights, Ohio
LOGANBERRY BOOKS – 13015 Larchmere Boulevard – Cleveland, Ohio
BAY ARTS – 28795 Lake Road – Bay Village, Ohio
CANTON MUSEUM OF ART – 1001 Market Avenue N – Canton, Ohio
HANDMADE TOLEDO – 1717 Adams Street – Toledo, Ohio
WILD CAT GIFT AND PARTY (FORMERLY WHOLLY CRAFT) – 3515 North High Street – Columbus, Ohio
Photo by Daniel Lozada.
ABOUT
APE MADE is a one-woman business – quite literally anything Ape makes. In recent years, she’s shifted her energy from the clothing brand back towards more fine art projects, large scale public art, commissions, and artist residencies - in addition to completing a full studio remodel and expansion. All artwork, design, screen printing, and packaging is done by hand by April Bleakney (aka Ape). While the company officially launched out of Ape’s Kent basement in 2011, you may have APE MADE items dating back to 2009 when she began printing on the side during the recession.
Beyond art and prints, APE MADE creates items for everyone – adults, children, babies, pets, and home – using only the comfiest apparel and aiming to maintain affordability across the line. All items are handmade in Cleveland, Ohio.
All of our products are hand printed by Ape using eco-friendly, water-based textile inks and no machines or harsh chemicals. Blanks are sourced from companies with high certifications in both their humane working conditions and environmental impact.
Neckties
View current stock here.
Kids + Baby
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Bandanas
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Totes + Bags
View current stock here.
Coasters + Drink Holders
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Pets
Currently out of stock.
Wall Art
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Experimental Prints
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Aprons
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Mystery Boxes
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20 Years of Fortune Cookies
View items from this project here.
Pillows
Currently out of stock.
Paint-by-Number Kits
Currently out of stock.
Glassware
Sold out, production discontinued.
Snow Globes
Sold out, production discontinued.