ESCA is a French cultural association that, since 1985, has organized over 70 exhibitions in its space, featuring both French and international artists. Through national collaborations (with other art centers and FRAC) and international exchanges—particularly with Italy, Morocco, and Spain—it has presented works by artists from these countries and promoted French artists abroad, especially those from the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

Presented videos include works by:
Laurette Atrux-Talbot, Stéphane Arcas, Fayçal Baghriche, Louidji Beltrame, Sara V. Bernard, Laetitia Bourget, Cédric Brelet, Pascal Broccolichi, Denis Brun, Valérie Cachat, Sébastien Carriau, Marc Chiron, Loïc Connanski, Débil’Art, Brice Dellsperger, Nicolas Demenge, Didier Fayolle, Sophie Grand-Mourcel, Nicolas Haute, Sydney Houillier, Lydie Jean-dit Pannel, Vincent Julliard, Bertrand Lacombe, Tilo Lagalla, L.B., J.S. Leca, Arnaud Leduc, Loïc Lepicvert, Sébastien Leroy, Arnaud Maguet, Sébastien Maloberti, Cyril Mellerio, Abderrahman Ménébhi, Olivier Millagou, Frédéric Nakache, Olivier Pitel, Stéphane Roche, Nicolas Schevin, Sylvie Sepic, Aaron Sievers, Susanne Stövhase, Taupe Film, Sylvie Ungauer, Junko Yamasaki, Thomas Zoritchak.

Alongside its exhibitions, ESCA has also organized artist residencies, public-space interventions in several regional cities, and educational initiatives in cooperation with local schools. Its curatorial activity has been supported by the publication of numerous exhibition catalogues and, since 1995, by the magazine Papier Libres (16 issues published), featuring essays from various contributors as well as reviews and reports on exhibitions and events from the Southeast of France.

Catalogues published after 1990 include: Génération 90, co-published with the Centre d’art de Saint Fons, Rhône, 1990, with a text by Antonio D’Avossa, Art contemporain au Maroc, 1991, with a text by Pierre Gaudibert, Portulans et lettres de marque, 1992, with a text by Gilbert Lascault, Gabriele Di Matteo: La mesure du temps, co-published with FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, 1994, with a text by Grazia Quaroni, Aux sources fiorentines, 1998, with a text by Robert Lafont