News.

After four and a half years as CAN’s Creative Director, Stella Barnes is moving on

Creative workshops celebrating Manchester as a home for everyone

2023's Rochdale's Women's Voices event brings together different generations

CAN is committed to lowering its carbon footprint

Artists from the Pushing Boundaries project have been talking about the benefits of taking part

We were proud to receive recognition for our work in Rochdale with two award nominations in November 2022

Huge thanks to the festival for inviting the group to the UK’s largest celebration of animation

It was announced today that CAN will continue as part of Arts Council England’s national portfolio of regularly funded organisations

CAN Young Artists were inspired by the idea of freedom this Summer

An afternoon of creativity and coffee for artists from a forced migration background

CAN's Creative Director Stella Barnes's paper from a symposium at the University of Manchester in June 2022

Watch a fantastic film made by CAN Young Artists and find out what's coming up in the Summer

CAN co-curated and co-hosted the panel discussion Refugee Arts Networks: Extending The Frame Panel Discussion In November 2021.

CAN Do Creatives met Greater Manchester's cultural organisations at the CAN DO Creatives showcase

Catching up with our CAN DO Creatives before we break for Christmas

We’ve finished the Libraries of Sanctuary project working with Crossing Footprints, Manchester, Oldham and Bolton Library Services and we’re celebrating the project’s impact.  

We can’t underestimate the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on communities in Greater Manchester who were already at the sharp end of inequality.

Emmanuela returns to the country of her birth to explore Congo's rich musical heritage.

Originally developed as part of Horizons Festival, catch Brouhaha created by Iraqi artists Sherko Abbas and Kani Kamil at HOME.

During April – June, the group worked with artists Sanja Govorcin, Jaydev Mistry, and Chelsea Morgan on the theme of their environment.

Connect with the world through two specially commissioned performance and music pieces.

We're excited to be recruiting for a new Chair this autumn. The closing date for applications is Monday 1 November.

Starting this autumn and winter, we’re beginning a new phase of exciting community focussed creative work in Manchester and we’re looking for passionate, creative and organised people to come and work with us and help us on this journey.