We are Community Arts North West, but you might know us better as CAN. We work with urban communities in Greater Manchester to create access to cultural opportunities where people can stand up, speak out, challenge social justice issues and inspire change.
Manchester Life was a creative collaboration between Phoebe McSweeney, a theatre-maker in Peshkar’s 2024 – 2025 Artist Development Programme, and Community Arts North West (CAN) through our Creative Pulse programme for young artists
From October to July 2025 Band on the Wall and CAN have opportunities of free masterclasses and paid performances for solo musicians and bands who have experienced forced migration, displacement or the asylum process.
Exciting news! Global Voice Box is here. And it’s free!
Since 2005, the CAN Young Artists programme has worked with young people, both young migrants and young people from host communities in Manchester and Greater Manchester boroughs.
We were delighted to receive a Gold Award in the category of Industry Excellence Partnership from our partner, The Manchester College, for the involvement of college students in our CAN Young Artists’ programme in the college’s July awards.
