In 2018, the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded the Kenlock Archive a grant to do the Expectations Project, which aimed to increase public access to Neil’s photographs of black British community leaders in the 1960s and 1970s.
The project was managed by creative director and curator Emelia Kenlock, who produced a touring exhibition supported by a wider exhibition programme.
Many years later the project still has a huge impact on communities across the UK and beyond. Thank you to all the National Lottery players who helped make the project possible!
Project activities:
Training 22 students/unemployed 18-24 year-old volunteers from the African and Caribbean community
The training from archive visits, research for volunteers
The documented video and audio histories
Content from the 14 public events
Live Google 360 interactive archive exhibition tour
Free downloadable Educational leaflets and materials resources
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon content
A Expectations book
Media coverage and a social media content
Project partners and collaborators included:
The Tate
National Portrait Gallery
Black Cultural Archives
Black History Walks
Islington Council
Visit our Project page website for more information.