Arts Calendar: Sept. 11-21

Partnership designed to inspire artists of color

Grant funding will help connect Maine College of Art students with professional artists from around the world.

Commentary: TV host who scoffed at Prince George got it wrong – ballet is for boys, too

The art form teaches discipline, artistry and fitness, and no child's interest in it should be stifled.

Writer finds niche in Russian translation

Lisa Hayden of Scarborough transforms her love of the language and literature into a career.

MECA, Indigo Arts form mentorship program for artists of color

A new $75,000 challenge grant will support paid internships, among other efforts.

Maine International Film Festival to kick off Friday in Waterville

The 22nd annual festival, which takes place July 12-21 at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, will include films, workshops, receptions and parties for film enthusiasts to interact with writers, directors, producers and actors.

Opera Maine: We don’t care what you wear

A mean-spirited letter writer, who lacked the courage to sign his or her name, missed what makes the Maine art scene special.

Art in Bloom exhibit offers taste of spring for winter-weary visitors

Hundreds attend Wednesday's opening of the Portland Museum of Art exhibit, which runs through Sunday.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dies at 83

Oliver wrote brief, direct pieces that sang of her worship of the outdoors and disdain for greed, despoilment and other human crimes.

Blue flecks on ancient teeth suggest role of medieval women in art

The evidence suggests that monks weren't the only people making lavishly illustrated religious and secular texts in the Middle Ages.