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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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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Our latest project for young people took place in October and November 2023
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Building on the project's success in 2021 and 2022, another packed year of creativity is ahead
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Through a new partnership with Band On The Wall, we created a World Without Borders
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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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Free August holiday arts project for young people between Monday 14 August – Thursday 17 August
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2023's Horizons Festival celebrated #WeAreAllManchester
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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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Three extraordinary women singers shared newly created music around the issue of climate justice
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Sparks of Freedom is a creative space for young people to explore the issues that matter to them.
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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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Bury’s Primary Schools connected through social action on climate change
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Be part of a UK and Europe wide kite flying festival in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
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We’re looking forward to some CAN Young Artists’ activities this summer
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CAN and HOME are looking forward to meeting artists who've experienced forced migration at a special artist event.
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CAN invites young people to try out music and singing in new workshops
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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