The document introduces the Studio Protector, a wall-mounted guide created by the Coalition for Artists' Preparedness and Emergency Response to help artists plan for and respond to disasters. It contains several removable booklets ("Pocket Protectors") with information on getting help, disaster warnings, cleanup, salvaging artwork and equipment, and more. The Studio Protector and its companion website provide tips and checklists to help artists safeguard their art, workspace, assets, and digital files from both major natural disasters and smaller emergencies through preparedness, response, and recovery guidance.

1. An Introduction to the

2. Produced by
for the
C OALITION FOR A RTISTS ’ P REPAREDNESS AND
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE

3. AN EASY-TO-USE READINESS AND
RESPONSE RESOURCE
to help save your art, your workspace, and your career

5. A hidden magnetic catch keeps
the Studio Protector wall chart
closed.
Size closed is 10”x13”

6. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel chart contains
information about
safeguarding your
ART
ASSETS
ARCHIVES
To reduce the impact of
disaster (whether a major
natural disaster or a smaller
personal disaster like a hard
drive crash or a broken pipe)

7. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel Chart contains tips on:
Insurance

8. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel Chart contains tips on:
 Insurance
 Safeguarding Your
Workspace

9. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel Chart contains tips on:
 Insurance
 Safeguarding Your
Workspace
Protecting:
 Vital Documents

10. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel Chart contains tips on:
 Insurance
 Safeguarding Your
Workspace
Protecting:
 Vital Documents
 Portfolio

11. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel Chart contains tips on:
 Insurance
 Safeguarding Your
Workspace
Protecting:
 Vital Documents
 Portfolio
 Digital Files

12. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel Chart contains tips on:
 Insurance
 Safeguarding Your
Workspace
Protecting:
 Vital Documents
 Portfolio
 Digital Files
 Art

13. COVER YOUR “A’s”
Wheel Chart contains tips on:
 Insurance
 Safeguarding Your
Workspace
Protecting:
 Vital Documents
 Portfolio
 Digital Files
 Art
All backed up by in-depth
information on the
Studio Protector companion
web site.

14. The Studio Protector
Unfolds to approximately
10” x 24”

15. The Protect-O-Wheel
Chart contains tips on disaster
planning:

16. The Protect-O-Wheel
Chart contains tips on disaster
planning:
Risk Assessment

17. The Protect-O-Wheel
Chart contains tips on disaster
planning:
Risk Assessment
Fire & Flood Preparation

18. The Protect-O-Wheel
Chart contains tips on disaster
planning:
Risk Assessment
Fire & Flood Preparation
Wind & Earthquake Prep.

19. The Protect-O-Wheel
Chart contains tips on disaster
planning:
Risk Assessment
Fire & Flood Preparation
Wind & Earthquake Prep.
Communication

20. The Protect-O-Wheel
Chart contains tips on disaster
planning:
Risk Assessment
Fire & Flood Preparation
Wind & Earthquake Prep.
Communication
Evacuation

21. The Protect-O-Wheel
Chart contains tips on disaster
planning:
Risk Assessment
Fire & Flood Preparation
Wind & Earthquake Prep.
Communication
Evacuation
Resuming Work

22. The Studio Protector
Has 5 removable pocket-sized
booklets 
“Pocket Protectors”

23. Getting Help

24. Getting Help
The cover is held open by a
hidden magnetic catch giving
quick access to
 Emergency phone numbers
 Last-minute evacuation
measures

25. Getting Help
Tabbed pages include:
 Space for essential local
emergency resource
contacts
 Disaster aid checklist
 National disaster resources

26. Getting Help
Tabbed pages include:
 Space for key arts contacts
 List of national emergency
arts resources or “arts
responders”

27. Getting Help
Tabbed pages include:
 Space to outline critical
medical and disability needs

28. Getting Help
Tabbed pages include:
 Space for evacuation plan
notes and a checklist of
things to take

29. Getting Help
The booklet pulls out to make it
easy to take your list of
emergency contacts with you

30. Disaster
Warning
Things To Do IF You Have Time
This 8 page “Pocket Protector” is
full of tips for last-minute actions
to take when a disaster is likely

31. Clean-up
Easy to follow first steps to get
started with disaster recovery

32. Salvage
Prevent Further Damage
Save What You Can
12 pages of tips on salvaging
artwork, papers, tools and
supplies

33. E-Salvage
Salvage of Electronic
Equipment and Documents
Tips on salvaging computers, cell
phones, disks, tapes, digital files
and electronic gizmos

34. Pocket Protectors
• Gatefold folders printed on
heavy cover stock.

35. Pocket Protectors
 Gatefold folders printed on
heavy cover stock.
 Easy to follow checklists,
tips, do’s and don’ts
 Colorfully illustrated
 Pocket-sized  easy to carry
with you

36. The Studio Protector
An easy-to-use disaster
readiness and response
resource for any artist
whose practice involves a
studio environment
•Craft Artists and Sculptors
•Designers and Graphic Artists
•Media Artists and Visual Artists
…and anyone working
independently in the arts

37. The Studio Protector
Artist-Designed
and Artist-Tested
Ready for wall-mounting in the
studio, office, or near the
telephone
The Studio Protector will be
augmented by a companion web
site, www.studioprotector.org, wi
th in-depth articles, videos, and
other supplementary material

38. The Studio Protector
The Artist’s Guide to Emergencies
Proceeds from the sale of the
Studio Protector support the
production and distribution of
artists’ emergency resources

41. Made possible with major funding from
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
and additional funding from Joan Mitchell Foundation and Americans for the Arts.
Sponsors: American Craft Council, Craft in America, Robert A. Katz Memorial Foundation
Graphic Designers: Unlikely Suburban Design, Nashville, TN & Henry Mangrum, Nashville, TN
Art Director: Craig Nutt Project Director: Meg Ostrum
Paper Engineer: Carol Barton Illustrators: Dan Brawner, Marilyn Murphy
©2009, Craft Emergency Relief Fund. All rights reserved.