Current Programme.

Highlights of recent years have been major projects bringing people from different communities and cultures together. Creating new work, new networks and above all exciting cross-fertilisation and ideas for future work.

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Community Arts North West and HOME host a free Arts and Migration Group at HOME three times a year.

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Running between October 2024 and July 2025, Spotlight, in partnership with Band on the Wall, features a series of masterclasses and paid showcase opportunities for Greater Manchester-based musicians who have experienced forced migration, displacement, or the asylum process.

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We’re delighted to announce that work has begun on our two-year partnership with Manchester’s acclaimed music organisation and venue, Band on the Wall, to deliver the innovative programme World of Song, which is supported by the National Heritage Lottery Fund

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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.

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From October to July 2025, Band on the Wall and CAN have opportunities for free masterclasses and paid performances, for solo musicians and bands who have experienced forced migration, displacement or the asylum process.

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South Asian woman with audience reading poetry

A celebration of women’s voices in Rochdale for 2024’s International Women’s Day

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A Great British Welcome with photo stories of communities and organisations who've welcomed refugees and asylum seekers will be shown on Manchester's Market Street

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Created in partnership with HOME, Horizons features newly commissioned theatre, performance, visual art, film, community events, family-friendly workshops, plus live music

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CAN is looking for young people aged 13 – 20 to be part of Creative Pulse, part of CAN Young Artists programme

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In December 2023, CAN and HOME put a call out for film makers, visual artists, theatre makers to be part of June 2024’s Horizons Festival through a paid commission

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Force of Nature led by three women – the Song Warriors – accompanied by a five strong band are touring to libraries in Rochdale, Leigh, Harpurhey and Longsight.  

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The schools linking project in Bury connected children across Bury to build friendships and skills through creativity

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We're launching Without Borders a new participatory creative series of workshops for young artists taking place during June and July

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In Summer 2022, hundreds of people from Wigan and Leigh – and international visitors – saw a children’s film about climate change

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Women of all generations from Rochdale explore the place of women and girls in the world

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