• Officers

   

  PRESIDENT:	MIKE MARTIN
  VICE PRESIDENT:	FIP BUCHANAN
  SECRETARY:	DON CORAH
  TREASURER:	TIM CORLEY

   

  DIRECTORS

  JACK RUDY

  TELISA SWAN

  SHARON BROUSE

  CHUCK HOUSEHOLDER

  JESSE NEESE

  JERRY McPHERSON

   

   

   

• More Information

  • F.A.Q.
    A.P.T. Statement of Goals
    Guidelines for Getting a Tattoo
    To Become a Tattoo Artist
    Tattoo Mastery Test
    APT's Face Book Page
    How should I bandage?

The Alliance of Professional Tattooists, Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization that was founded in 1992 to address the health and safety issues facing the tattoo industry. Up until that time, no organized effort to educate artists or standardize infection control procedures had been made and increased popularity was bringing the industry under the scrutiny of lawmakers and health officials. Recognizing the need for change, a group of concerned professionals formed APT and the work began. As a testimony to our success, look at tattoo advertising. In the early 90's, very few shops mentioned autoclave sterilization, sterile equipment or gloves. Now these procedures are standard.