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
End date: Saturday 1 September 2007
Documents
- Insite in the press (JPEG, 299.31Kb)
More information
Art forms
- Visual & applied arts
Programme
- INSITE, Essex
Themes
- Economic development
- International profile
- Sustainable communities
Interventions
- New ways of working with LAs
- Tourism events development
Location
- Essex
Organisation
- Insite
Project manager
- Rob West

