Exodus is a dynamic programme of participatory cultural production, working with refugees and host communities across a range of traditional and contemporary art forms.

Making Creative Sparks Fly
17 Apr 2023Over five Saturdays in March and April, CAN produced Creative Sparks workshops for families, adults, young people, and children, many…

Nearly 20 artists with forced migration backgrounds joined the creative teams from HOME and CAN at the chilled Horizons Creative…

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,…

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….

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….

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

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

Libraries of Sanctuary Welcome Days
12 Feb 2020Greater Manchester is a vibrant and international region, where generations of people from all over the world have settled. This…

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

Horizons Festival 2019.
14 May 2019The Horizons Festival is a partnership between CAN and HOME as part of Refugee Week. Horizons Festival is a contemporary,…

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