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.
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
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.
Our latest project for young people took place in October and November 2023
Building on the project's success in 2021 and 2022, another packed year of creativity is ahead
Through a new partnership with Band On The Wall, we created a World Without Borders
The schools linking project in Bury connected children across Bury to build friendships and skills through creativity
Free August holiday arts project for young people between Monday 14 August – Thursday 17 August
2023's Horizons Festival celebrated #WeAreAllManchester
We're launching Without Borders a new participatory creative series of workshops for young artists taking place during June and July
Three extraordinary women singers shared newly created music around the issue of climate justice
Sparks of Freedom is a creative space for young people to explore the issues that matter to them.
In Summer 2022, hundreds of people from Wigan and Leigh – and international visitors – saw a children’s film about climate change
Women of all generations from Rochdale explore the place of women and girls in the world
Bury’s Primary Schools connected through social action on climate change
Be part of a UK and Europe wide kite flying festival in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
We’re looking forward to some CAN Young Artists’ activities this summer
CAN and HOME are looking forward to meeting artists who've experienced forced migration at a special artist event.
CAN invites young people to try out music and singing in new workshops
Running between September to December 2022, Pushing Boundaries supports artists with lived experience of forced migration to learn skills and develop the networks to work in schools
Sparks of Freedom - creative taster sessions to find the next generation of CAN Young Artists.
Young people created art work for the Rochdale date of the international tour of acclaimed visual artists Luke Jerram's stunning art-work Gaia.
We're thrilled to introduce our talented CAN Do Creatives to Greater Manchester's art organisations.
Older Asian women from KYP’s ESOL group and young women from M6 Theatre Company explored the place of women and girls in the world.