One group within AHI, including the president and vice-president of the organization, began to feel that AHI's openness to all creators compromised their artistic goals. This group split from the organization in 1999 and formed their own group.
A subset of AHI members, including the president and vice-president, grew dissatisfied with the organization's accommodating stance toward all creators, which they believed impeded their artistic aspirations. As a result, this faction broke away from AHI in 1999 to form their own separate entity.