Aim:
To ensure people throughout Scotland have regular access as audiences to a broad and diverse range of high quality art including music, crafts, visual arts, dance, drama and literature, and to international artists.
To maximise the opportunities for creators and performers in Scotland to develop towards the highest standards of professional and artistic excellence.
To raise the prestige of Scotland’s different artforms nationally and internationally.
To improve the international profile of Scotland’s artists.
To enrich tourists’ experience of Scotland.
To bring communities together and boost local economies.
Festivals features:
Festivals come in many shapes and sizes. There are festivals which celebrate one artform, like music or literature, and those which involve lots of different kinds of arts and entertainment. To find out more about festivals taking place throughout Scotland, as well as international festivals featuring Scottish artists. (Source: Scottish Arts Council)
爱丁堡艺术节是协会、画廊和艺术家组织之间的联系纽带，他们共同致力于在爱丁堡举行的八月艺术节颂扬、上演和交流高质量的艺术。爱丁堡艺术节将城市的视觉艺术组织的单个力量汇集起来，从而在节日的框架下形成表演活动的中流砥柱。此外，该艺术节犹如一盏明灯，通过为广大公众汇聚全球的视觉艺术，为参与的艺术组织和艺术家们照明道路，创造一个展示自我的卓越舞台。（来源： Edinburgh Art Festival）
目标:
确保所有苏格兰人民从观众的角度，定期接触缤纷多彩的高质量艺术，包括音乐、手艺、视觉艺术、舞蹈、戏剧和文学，并有机会与国际艺术家“亲密接触”。
为苏格兰的创作者和演员们创造发展艺术的最大空间，使他们精益求精，向一流的专业艺术水平迈进。
提高苏格兰各式各样的艺术表演在国内外的声望。
进一步改善苏格兰艺术家的国际形象。
丰富来到苏格兰观光旅游的客人的阅历。
团结各个组织，推动当地经济发展。
节日特色：
节日的形式和规模丰富多彩。有的只颂扬一种艺术形式，如音乐或文学；有的则涉及多种不同的艺术和娱乐表演。发现更多苏格兰举行的艺术节，和体现苏格兰艺术家特色的国际艺术节。（来源： Scottish Arts Council）
