Connecting Creative Communities: Manchester x Detroit

Connecting Creative Communities was a US Embassy-funded project that brought together a group of youth art and community organisations from Detroit, USA, with UK youth arts orgs in Manchester in November 2023. The aim of the project was to widen horizons, share good practice, co-create new strategies to develop creative civic leadership amongst young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and to develop connections and a growing network of incredible organisations and young people. This was achieved through knowledge exchange, co-created workshops, site visits, panel discussions and curated events.

“I found the cross-collaborative element of the programme very insightful, to be able to converse, take away ideas and understand that there are many diligent change-makers in the world was thoroughly insightful. To be able to discuss the problems we face and the different methods of overcoming it was truly inspiring.”

Photo credits: Katie Dervin