Session Title
Round Table Discussion: Studio Safety and Health Hazards in Art
Start Date
6-10-2012 9:00 AM
End Date
6-10-2012 12:00 PM
Session Description
Using tools and materials safely and understanding your health risks is a daily task. When helping your students to become productive artists how do you convey this knowledge? As artists and instructors we constantly push the boundaries of tool application and material usage. We must all find ways to balance the making of art with the health risks involved. How do you stay informed about material hazards? How do you help your students understand these risks? How do you teach tool usage?
From small to well-equipped shops accidents “happen.” Unlike a production factory where workers are trained on safety for a specific task, artist/students often change how they work and what they work with, making task training difficult. How do you nurture creativity and exploration in art while fostering safe working habits?
Come share your thoughts and ideas on studio safety and how to minimize health hazards when making art. Please bring any material you may wish to share with the group – safety handbooks, etc.
Round Table Discussion: Studio Safety and Health Hazards in Art
Using tools and materials safely and understanding your health risks is a daily task. When helping your students to become productive artists how do you convey this knowledge? As artists and instructors we constantly push the boundaries of tool application and material usage. We must all find ways to balance the making of art with the health risks involved. How do you stay informed about material hazards? How do you help your students understand these risks? How do you teach tool usage?
From small to well-equipped shops accidents “happen.” Unlike a production factory where workers are trained on safety for a specific task, artist/students often change how they work and what they work with, making task training difficult. How do you nurture creativity and exploration in art while fostering safe working habits?
Come share your thoughts and ideas on studio safety and how to minimize health hazards when making art. Please bring any material you may wish to share with the group – safety handbooks, etc.