中华时报英国消息（方圆 赵雪湄）夏堂艺术机构（Summerhall Arts）宣布一项新的艺术支持与发展计划，推动苏格兰创意社群建设。
该机构将在多年资助计划的第一年推出艺术项目与支持活动。
该计划将重新激活位于爱丁堡的夏堂场地（Summerhall），为观众与艺术家带来艺术交流空间。
夏堂艺术机构希望扩大爱丁堡及苏格兰的艺术观众与创作者群体，向视觉艺术、表演艺术及相关领域艺术家提供创作机会。
5月7日，夏堂艺术机构将发布首个边缘艺术节（Fringe Festival）项目，其中超过一半为国际新作。当天还将公布两个新奖项——梅多斯奖（Meadows Award）和瓜伊马良斯·罗萨研究院奖（Guimarães Rosa Institute Award），以及年度解剖奖（Autopsy Award）获奖者。
艺术节前，夏堂艺术机构还将公布首批三个艺术合作项目，均由苏格兰创意署（Creative Scotland）资助。
Summerhall Arts has announced a new programme of artistic support and development to help strengthen the creative community in Scotland.
In the first year of its multi-year funding, the organisation will launch a series of art projects and support initiatives.
This programme aims to revitalise the Summerhall venue in Edinburgh, creating a space for artistic exchange between audiences and artists.
Summerhall Arts hopes to expand the arts audience and creative community in Edinburgh and across Scotland, offering opportunities for artists working in visual arts, performing arts, and related fields.
On May 7, Summerhall Arts will unveil its first Fringe Festival programme, with more than half of the featured works coming from international artists. On the same day, the winners of two new awards — the Meadows Award and the Guimarães Rosa Institute Award — as well as the annual Autopsy Award will be announced.
Ahead of the festival, Summerhall Arts will also announce the first three artistic collaborations, all supported by Creative Scotland.