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A drumming workshop using African drums at HOME during the Exodus Festival.

Creativity has the power to connect, challenge, and inspire. Across 2024–2025, CAN put that transformative power into action, and the…

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A photograph of the female hip-hop artist Medualla.

In 2024 – 2025, Meduulla was one of The Song Warriors with fellow vocalists Emmanuela Yogolelo and Sarah Yaseen. The…

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Faye Salisbury, Executive Director, is leaving Community Arts North West

21 Jan 2026

Faye has been CAN’s Executive Director since 2016 and has led on all elements of the company’s business, including financial management,…

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CAN Young Artists created a powerful film Manchester Life

7 Oct 2024

Launched in 2020 and led by CAN’s Creative Producer, Michelle Udogu, Creative Pulse has worked with children and young people…

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The appointment of our new Creative Director

11 Jul 2024

As a Producer and Theatre Maker, Anna has significant experience in community engagement. A commitment to diversity, equality, and challenging…

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Refugee Week 2020 at CAN

3 Jun 2020

For Refugee Week 2020, CAN has created a programme of workshops, performances, film and discussion, created in association with amazing…

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Ambrose Musiyiwa announced as The University of Manchester and CAN PhD candidate

11 Dec 2020

Earlier in 2020, we shared the good news that CAN has embarked on a partnership with The University of Manchester…

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Coronavirus Update

6 Apr 2020

The CAN team is following government guidance and focusing our work on supporting artists and young people remotely during the…

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Libraries of Sanctuary Welcome Days

12 Feb 2020

Greater Manchester is a vibrant and international region, where generations of people from all over the world have settled. This…

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Horizons Festival Commission Call Out – Made at HOME

16 Dec 2019

Recruitment has now closed. This opportunity is for artists from refugee backgrounds based in the North of England. Made at…

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CAN is thrilled to be a Manchester Culture Awards Finalist

17 Oct 2019

We’re celebrating the news that CAN is a Finalist for two prestigious Manchester Culture Awards in the categories of Promotion of Talent…

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Kámoši Juniors Performing Arts Group  at Leigh Carnival 2019.

24 Jun 2019

Kámoši Juniors Performing Arts Group was joined by band Juba Do Leao for a procession through the streets of Leigh…

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Horizons Festival 2019.

14 May 2019

The Horizons Festival is a partnership between CAN and HOME as part of Refugee Week. Horizons Festival is a contemporary,…

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All Because of Love National Tour.

15 Mar 2019

CAN is proud to be supporting the internationally acclaimed Iranian Musician-Composer, Seyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble as part…

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Stella Barnes is announced as Creative Director of CAN

6 Dec 2018

CAN is delighted to announce the appointment of Stella Barnes as its new Creative Director, succeeding Cilla Baynes MBE, CAN’s…

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CAN and HOME Refugee Week 2018 – 2022.

9 Mar 2018

CAN and HOME are working in partnership to produce a programme of arts for Refugee Week between 2018 – 2022, celebrating…

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Celebrating Hidden Tales.

2 Nov 2017

Hidden Tales, our powerful and inspiring 20-month long partnership project with the Petrus Community, a charity working with the homeless…

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Rochdale’s homeless community speak up and out.

19 Oct 2017

People from Rochdale’s homeless community took to the stage at Touchstones Rochdale on Tuesday 17 October, performing to a packed-out venue to…

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Hidden Tales.

9 Oct 2017

  Launching on Tuesday 3 October and running until Saturday 28 October 2017, the Hidden Tales digital arts trail reveals…

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A further four years of ACE NPO investment for 2018 – 2022.

28 Jun 2017

CAN is delighted by the news that we’ve secured ACE NPO investment for the period between 2018 – 2022. We…

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See CAN Young Artists@HOME perform The Snow Dragons on stage at HOME.

31 Mar 2017
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TANDEM International Programme – Vrolijheid and CAN Co-Create.

31 Jan 2017

CAN has developed a new creative-digital programme between 2016 – 2017 with national and international reach through the TANDEM programme. …

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Learning Lab: Brexit, Migration and Communities – A Call to Creative Action.

12 Jan 2017

Learning Lab is part of the Platforma North West Hub which supports artists, cultural workers, organisations, activists, academics and change-makers…

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A 5 star review for MIRO at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

7 Sep 2016

“The Manchester International Roots Orchestra, MIRO.. demonstrate how music can overcome national borders and become an inspirational language that can…

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