1. Alaska Art Education Association Learning & Research/Knowledge Annual Fall Conferences including workshops, guest artists, keynote speakers Anchorage Summer Academy for educators Partners in Education / Kennedy Center Collaboration with Alaska Arts Education Consortium Pacific Region Meeting

2. Alaska Art Education Association Advocacy and Community Working with Alaska State Council on the Arts for new Arts Standards / NAEA Sitka Fine Arts Camp Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Scholastic Art and Writing Competition Student Art in the Capitol Pacific Region Meeting

3. Alaska Art Education Association Organizational Goals Major budget woes have impacted the arts in districts across the state for the past 3-5 years. AAEA is striving to promote and maintain art advocacy with tools and information. Pacific Region Meeting

4. Alaska Art Education Association Pacific Region Meeting Trends and Issues 1.Major decreases in state funding 2.Cuts in arts programs 3.Decreased benefits for new teachers; reduce incentive to move to Alaska

5. Alaska Art Education Association Pacific Region Meeting Need help: Implementing the fine arts as a graduation requirement for the State of Alaska