CAN is a specialist youth arts provider offering unique programmes where young people from diverse heritages can work together, are valued and encouraged in their creativity, and can become part of exciting production processes that create profound cultural memory.
Launched in 2020 and led by CAN’s Creative Producer, Michelle Udogu, Creative Pulse has worked with children and young people…
This autumn, CAN and Band on the Wall launch World of Song, a two-year National Heritage Lottery Fund-supported programme for…
The category recognises the value, commitment and contribution of organisations to the work readiness of college students. CAN’s work with…
Since the second half of the 20th century, the arts and cultural sector has sought to work with artists as…
In March, CAN had training from expert Carbon Literacy trainer/consultant Safia Griffin to grow our understanding of climate change and…
Over 2023’s February half term, CAN Young Artists, together with four workshop artist facilitators and CAN’s Creative Producer Michelle Udogu…
Hosted at different Manchester venues including HOME, the festival brings UK and international film-makers and fans together for a five-day-long…
Creativity is one of the joys of life!
21 Sep 2022CAN welcomed young people with asylum seeker or refugee heritage who have roots in Iran, Sudan, Kuwait, Syria, Nigeria, and…
Discover what FREEDOM means to CAN Young Artists
20 Jun 2022You can’t help but be inspired and moved by the film SPARKS OF FREEDOM based on the theme “freedom” created…
This was their first term after lockdown restrictions were eased. We decided to create an audio recording for the children…
Artists continue to speak out, through their work, about these injustices and their work is a profound reflection on our…
CAN’s Bury School Linking Project is back
28 Apr 2021The project connects primary-age children from the town’s diverse communities together through imaginative creative activities. Primary school children from the…
Kámoši Juniors Performing Arts Group was joined by band Juba Do Leao for a procession through the streets of Leigh…