Health and Safety

A guide to affordable health care in Massachusetts and New England for artists in all disciplines and their families. Plus, selected links to national resources on health and safety issues for artists.

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National Links

ACMI Art and Creative Materials Institute
The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI) is an international association recognized as the leading authority on art and creative materials.
Article: Safety – What You Need To Know

AHIRC The Artists Health Insurance Resource Center
AHIRC.org is a database of health care resources for artists, performers, freelancers and the self-employed.

The Actors Fund
Social services and health services for performers in all disciplines.

Freelancers Union
Health Insurance and tax-advantaged retirement plans for the self-employed.

NontoxicPrint.com
Nontoxic Printmaking and Safe Painting Articles and Resources.

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Massachusetts Links

HealthcareforArtists.org
A free website for individual artists working in all disciplines and artist run organizations to aid them in navigating the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law, its requirements and programs, and the existing health care options.

MAASH Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities
This statewide organization serves as a unified voice for the cultural community of Massachusetts. MAASH identifies significant issues of importance to the cultural community and works to influence legislation and public opinion.

VLA The Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts
The Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts is a program of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston, established to meet the legal needs of the state’s artistic community. VLA also assists local art and cultural institutions in finding attorneys to sit on their respective boards of directors who embrace the mission of the individual organization.

Zea Mays Printmaking
Zea Mays Printmaking is a studio, workshop, gallery, educational facility and research center dedicated to non-toxic and safer printmaking practices.