The hybrid event featured CAN (Community Arts North West), the University of Manchester and European refugee arts networks from Germany,…
Through great art, Libraries of Sanctuary raised awareness of what it means to be a sanctuary seeker with staff, volunteers,…
CAN’s work is more important than ever. Most of our face-to-face projects were cancelled during lockdown, but we still made…
Emmanuela Yogolelo is our Assistant Creative Producer working on our Children and Young People’s programme. She is also a nationally…
Brouhaha music performance at HOME’s PUSH Festival 2021 – 7.30pm on Wednesday 27 October
13 Oct 2021Featuring newly built handmade unconventional instruments, Iraqi artists Sherko Abbas and Kani Kamil, the performance Brouhaha reflects the “brouhaha” of social…
We’re very excited by the line-up for this year’s PUSH festival at HOME, which celebrates the North West’s creative talents….
Community Arts North West is recruiting for a new Chair of the Board as our current Chair, Martin Hazlehurst, is…
Do you want to join CAN as a Creative Producer / Project Manager? Deadline: Monday 11 October
30 Sep 2021CAN is recruiting for Creative Producers/Project Managers Community Arts North West works with communities and artists in Greater Manchester, especially those…
We want to hear from experienced creative trainer/s who work with adults to deliver weekly training sessions for our CANDoCreatives…
Films from a busy Summer of activity for Exodus
27 Jul 2021On Saturday 12 June 2021, just over six weeks ago (it feels like yesterday!), the Horizons Festival, the week-long event…
A return to LIVE music with Seyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble at Manchester Central Library
19 Jul 2021Music fans the world over have missed seeing music performed on stage during lockdown. The CAN team is no exception….
Saturday 5 June marks the one-year anniversary of Manchester’s Black Lives Matter demonstration. Thousands of people gathered in Piccadilly Gardens…
Artists continue to speak out, through their work, about these injustices and their work is a profound reflection on our…
We’re delighted to welcome Remi Adefeyisian to the CAN team in time for a very busy Summer 2021. Remi is…
Coronavirus Update
6 Apr 2020The CAN team is following government guidance and focusing our work on supporting artists and young people remotely during the…
We’re extremely proud of Cilla Baynes, CAN’s Creative Director and Co-Founder, who recently won an Inspiring Change Award as part…
We’re celebrating the news that CAN is a Finalist for two prestigious Manchester Culture Awards in the categories of Promotion of Talent…
CAN is delighted to announce the appointment of Stella Barnes as its new Creative Director, succeeding Cilla Baynes MBE, CAN’s…
CAN is delighted by the news that we’ve secured ACE NPO investment for the period between 2018 – 2022. We…
CAN has developed a new creative-digital programme between 2016 – 2017 with national and international reach through the TANDEM programme. …
Learning Lab is part of the Platforma North West Hub which supports artists, cultural workers, organisations, activists, academics and change-makers…