Christie’s, London

Christie’s Lates | Layali (Nights)

The first Christie’s Lates of 2025, welcoming over 1,000 people into the building to celebrate Christie’s Islamic and Indian art and carpets sale. The Lates consisted of a vibrant line-up of talks, performances, exhibitions and workshops that explore the rich history and enduring influence of these artistic traditions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Producing the full schedule of the evening, working closely with the different interal operation teams to logistically plan ahead

  • Approaching brands and organisations to be part of the event and managing the relationship with them

  • Producing project trackers to efficiently keep on top of all elements of the event

  • Meeting with the different contributers for site visits and to answer logistical questions

  • Leading regular meetings with security, catering, facilities, AV and the wider operations teams to update and communicate the plan for set up and the event itself

  • Delegating roles out to the events team to ensure there’s support throughout the evening

  • Leading the team and communicating updates throughout the planning stage

  • Managing the budget for the event and making exeutive decisions on where the budget is spent

  • Working closely with the marketing team to brief in the design elements of the event (e.g. logo, website, programming etc…) and social team, to ensure Christie’s brand is reaching a larger audience

  • Tying in Christie’s pillar of sustainability into the event through arranging sustainable wines to be sold at the bar

    Credits:

    Photography: SMD Photography

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