Organizations are listed in alphabetical order by name.

Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc., P.O. Box 479, Hanson, MA 02341-0479, Email: debbief@acminet.org URL: www.acminet.org Description: an international organization that was organized to assist its members in providing the public with art and creative materials for children and artists that are non-toxic. All products in the program undergo extensive toxicological evaluation and testing before they are granted the right to bear the ACMI certification seal. The institute provides information on hazardous products.

Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety (ACTS), 181 Thompson St., #23, New York, NY 10012-2586, Email: ACTSNYC@cs.com URL: www.artscraftstheatersafety.org/aboutacts.html Description: A nonprofit organization that provides health and safety services to the arts on a national and international basis. Provides copies of educational and technical materials and refers callers to doctors, health services, and other resources.

Publications are listed in alphabetical order by title.

Title: Artist Beware: The Hazards in Working with All Art and Craft Materials & the Precautions Every Artist and Craftsperson Should Take Author/Editor: Michael McCann Description: Revised edition. A comprehensive overview on preventing and correcting health hazards of art and craft materials. Analyzes materials and the harm they can create. Publisher: The Lyons Press Publication Date: 2005

Title: Artists Complete Health & Safety Guide (The) Author/Editor: Monona Rossol Description: Revised edition. A guide to using potentially toxic materials safely and ethically. Publisher: Allworth Press Publication Date: 2001

Title: Artist's Resource Handbook (The) Author/Editor: Daniel Grant Description: See chapter "Health and Safety in the Arts." Publisher: Allworth Press Publication Date: 1997

Title: Health and Health Hazards Information Resources Description: An online resource list for members. Publisher: Chicago Artists' Coalition Publication Date: Publisher's Address: Chicago Artists' Coalition, 70 E. Lake, Suite 230,, Chicago, IL 60601, URL: www.caconline.org

Title: Health Hazards for Photographers Author/Editor: Siegfried and Wolfgang Rempel Description: The safe use of chemicals used in photography. Publisher: The Lyons Press Publication Date: 1992

Title: Health Hazards Manual for Artists Author/Editor: Michael McCann Description: Revised edition. Details harmful effects caused by art materials, and procedures that can make working with these materials safer. Publisher: The Lyons Press Publication Date: 2004

Title: Making Art Safely. Alternative Methods and Materials in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Graphic Design, and Photography Author/Editor: Merle Spandorfer, Deborah Curtiss, and Jack Snyder Description: Identifies hazardous materials and techniques that are commonly used in art. Demonstrates safe alternatives through text and step-by-step illustrations. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 1995

Title: Overexposure: Health Hazards in Photography Author/Editor: Susan D. Shaw and Monona Rossol Description: Revised edition. Covers all facets of the risks faced by photographers, lab personnel, and others involved with photographic chemicals. Includes pointers for setting up a safe workplace. Publisher: Allworth Press Publication Date: 1991

Periodicals are listed in alphabetical order by title.

Title: ACTS FACTS Description: Discusses topics related to health hazards and the arts. Frequency: Monthly Publisher: Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety (ACTS) Publisher's Address: 181 Thompson Street, #23, New York, NY 10012-2586, Email: actsnyc@cs.com URL: www.artscraftstheatersafety.org

Web Sites are listed in alphabetical order by title.

Title: Health Hazards for the Artist Description: Sponsored by the Gund Library, Cleveland Institute of Art. URL: www.cia.edu/academicResources/library_content/specialized_guides/hazards.pdf

Title: Health Hazards in the Arts Description: Information for artists, craftspeople and photographers. Produced by the Rochester Institute of Technology. Email: kehwml@rit.edu URL: wally.rit.edu/pubs/guides/healthhaz.html

Title: Health in the Arts Articles Description: Hundreds of articles on health and safety issues for artists, originally published as part of Art Hazard News. Sponsored by Chicago Artists Resource in conjunction with the Health in the Arts Program, University of Illinois at Chicago. URL: www.chicagoartistsresource.org/?q=node/6056