Alabama Art Monthly

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Birmingham Art Monthly was an arts magazine published by the Agnes gallery, from 1994 to 1996 (20 issues). The state's first arts magazine, it later became Alabama Art Monthly. The magazine was printed on recycled paper.

Artist and Agnes owner Jon Coffelt was the editor and publisher. Linda Hyde was the creative director. Paul Barrett was the magazine's arts editor. Lee Isaacs was photography editor and Alan Heldman was the magazine's arts writer.

At its height, the magazine was producing 10,000 issues monthly with a paid subscription base of over 5000 covering the entire state's art news through museums, galleries, university galleries and not-for-profit gallery spaces. The magazine regularly featured sections called "Artist to Artist", featuring interviews between two dynamic artists in the state; "Gallery of the Month"; and "Collector's Page".

Space One Eleven and Magic City Arts Connection were the magazine's biggest supporters with little or no help from the state's larger museums even though they were asked. Albeit, they were given free space in each and every edition of the publication. After 20 issues and little support from the public at large, the magazine ceased production.