The mission and goals for the organization were established.
Mission: To nurture, advocate and celebrate the arts across the Mountain Empire
Goals: To support artists and arts organizations and the community To improve recognition of the aesthetic, educational, and economic value of the arts
AAME was incorporated in Tennessee and adopts A! Magazine as a project that fits the mission and goals of the Board.
AAME assumes printing costs of A! Magazine and partners with Bristol Herald Courier BHC) to print and distribute the magazine.