Eileen Kunzman’s Dedication To The Arts Makes Her An Alabama Bright Light

By Karim Shamsi-Basha

For Eileen Kunzman, art is not just a thing she does for a living.

Art is what makes her breath.

Kunzman began the Magic City Art Connection 35 years ago, and the rest is one giant painting – a painting that defines this woman.“Way back when there was nothing going on in the city, I went to Operation New Birmingham and to Michael Calvert and asked him what we could do about downtown. Because I’m from Pittsburgh and we had the Three Rivers Arts Festival,” Kunzman said, “We went out and talked to artists all over the city and traveled through outdoor circuits showing art around the country. We came up with the name ‘Magic City Art Connection.’ We threw together our very first show in Woodrow Wilson Park, which is now Linn Park, and we had 75 artists. Now we have over 225 artists.”

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