Banner: Souterrain - Insite in partnership with the Mercury Theatre
Artist: Souterrain at Colchester
Photographer: Patricia Huertas

ESSEXstreetdiversions - Insite in partnership with Chelmsford Borough Council
Photographer: Douglas Blanks

Twilight Spectacle - Grupo Puja! (Chelmsford) - an Insite project
Photographer: Paul Starr

Three Heads in the Well - Insite working in partnership with the Mercury Theatre
Photographer: James Fletcher

Souterrain with Mercury Theatre - man and woman behind trellis

Insite

The Essex Cultural Tourism Programme

Aims and objectives

The overall aims of the Insite Cultural Tourism Programme are:

To further develop Essex as a cultural destination of choice
To challenge current perceptions by increasing awareness of Essex as a vibrant and diverse county
To celebrate Essex’s distinctiveness and convey positive images through a diverse programme of arts and cultural tourism initiatives.
To profile Essex as a place for artists to live, work and thrive and for visitors to engage with creative activity
To further support the skills development of young people, artists, teachers, creative industries, arts and cultural organisations
To develop the capacity of Essex Local Authorities to deliver ambitious partnership initiatives

Project summary

Insite is one of six county-specific programmes in the East region and is playing an important role in the promotion of Essex as a leading cultural destination. The programme is a partnership between the district, borough, unitary and county councils of Essex, and Arts Council England, East hosted by ExDRA, the Essex Development & Regeneration Agency.

Insite seeks to reflect an image of the county based on the strength and diversity in Essex’s history, people and environment, through the commission, promotion and support of ground-breaking contemporary arts and cultural enterprises that celebrate areas and sites across the county.

Start date: Monday 1 March 2004
End date: Saturday 1 September 2007