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Art Hazards Project
Many art techniques involve the use of chemicals that can pose risks to human health and the environment if mishandled. The objective of the Art Hazards Project, a project of the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County, is to protect artists’ health and the natural environment in King County from the risks posed by hazardous chemicals in art supplies.
The Art Hazards Project helps identify potentially hazardous chemicals in art supplies and provides information on ways to reduce risks from these chemicals to artists, museum and gallery staff, art educators, and art suppliers through seminars and trainings.
The project team collaborates with artists, art colleges, cooperatives, museums, galleries and suppliers to help artists and art educators understand risks, reduce potential exposures to chemical hazards, and ensure hazardous art materials are properly recycled or disposed when no longer needed.
For more information on the Art Hazards Project or to schedule a training, seminar or initial meeting, contact Dave Waddell at 206-263-3069 or dave.waddell@kingcounty.gov.
Art Supplies – Risks and Alternatives
Selecting Safer Art Adhesives (PDF, 881 KB)
Related Materials
Guidelines for the Safe Use of Art and Craft Materials
http://www.oehha.org/education/art/artguide.html
INFORM - Strategies for a better environment (PDF)
http://www.informinc.org/fsart.pdf
Tucson's Health & Safety in the Arts - Database of Art Mediums
http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/arthazards/medium.html
Tuscon's Health & Safety in the Arts
http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/arthazards/home.html
Arts & Creative Materials Institute
http://www.acminet.org/
Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety
http://www.artscraftstheatersafety.org/datasheets.html
Art Hazards: Internet & Library Resources
http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/subjguides/art/arthazards.html
National Library of Medicine - Keeping the Artist Safe: Hazards of Arts and Crafts Materials
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/arthazards.html
Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
http://www.croetweb.com/links.cfm?subtopicID=182
Connecticut Department of Health (PDF)
http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environmental_health/lead/pdf/Leaded_Ceramic_Glazes_Advisory_final_04_04_06.pdf
Chicago Artists Resource - Art and Craft Hazardous Waste
http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/node/9166
