Bohemian Magazine is a self-published magazine that does not have advertisements. We believe in delivering transparent content to promote arts and entrepreneurship, with a focus on projects working to promote equalism.
We don’t wish to speak for any other demographic, but want to offer a platform for discussion about ways people live and how to improve conditions for ourselves and others. We also make a conscious effort to include content by and for groups who are not typically included in the media for factors out of our control i.e. gender, race, sex, sexuality, economic status, disability, mental health, or age.
Bohemian started in October 2012 as a collective of students at Kansas City Art Institute who wanted to connect with mid-late career professional artists in the region. Volume 1 was published monthly as a 24 page 5.5 x 8.5″ zine, free in B&W and in full color for a collectors edition with screenprints and goodies. We were focused on a discussion by Kansas Citians about local events, places, people, and artwork in its many iterations.
We now exist as a quarterly published full-color glossy magazine with completely original content (owned by the artists, writers, and innovators) and do not feature ads. We are also changing our target demographic to high school and beginning college, when information about health, positive body image, technology, DIY, cute looks to try, etc. are most needed. Our last magazine was 100 pages long, and our upcoming Fresh Air Issue is even longer. Because we self-publish, we don’t make any profit off of a magazine of this size. But it looks so damn good, we just can’t help ourselves.
Print magazines are no longer a sustainable business model. We need to be sustainable, but we will never give up our print form. Read below to find out what that means for us, and how you can help us follow our dreams!!!
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