The State Department’s last-minute appointment of the artist has revealed a chaotic selection process shaped by Trump-era cultural directives and unprecedented institutional sidelining. Works by Alma ...

With no prior solo exhibitions at a major museum and only a couple of appearances in surveys at regional institutions, Allen is a considerably less high-profile pick than other artists who have ...

Following earlier reports that his selection had been delayed by the 43-day United States government shutdown, the US State Department on Monday (24 November) confirmed that the Utah-born, ...

The choice of a relatively unknown artist based in Mexico City ends a chaotic, much-delayed selection process led by the State Department. By Zachary Small The State Department announced on Monday ...

Alma Allen, a Utah-born sculptor living in Mexico, will represent the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale following several setbacks in the selection process for the 61st iteration of the event, ...

A few weeks ago, during Art Basel Paris, I started to hear about the American Arts Conservancy, a nonprofit that supposedly had something to do with the United States pavilion at the 2026 edition of ...

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A recall of hundreds of boxes of blueberries due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes has now been issued the highest risk warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Alma ...

A new restaurant featuring Asian cuisine is coming to Alma. King Buffet & Sushi will be located in the former Rite Aid Pharmacy building at the corner of Wright Avenue and Warwick Drive. However, the ...

Alma & the Wolf is now playing in select theaters and available on digital. Alma & the Wolf is a frustrating type of movie to talk about, in part because it’s really more like two types of movie ...

Pamela Anderson, having underlined her indie film credentials last year thanks to her Golden Globe and SAG nominated turn in “The Last Showgirl,” has landed herself another lead role. The story ...

The first challenge is deciding what to call her. She is encircled by famous surnames—men jousting over her identity. A lustrous scion of fin-de-siècle Vienna, she was born Alma Maria Schindler, the ...