CASE STUDY · CHARITY EVENT
Putting Children’s Creativity Centre Stage
A family-focused charity event at London’s Barbican Centre, created to celebrate artwork made by children involved with the charity and bring families and supporters together around something meaningful.
RUMA Events supported the planning and organisation of the event, helping create a welcoming setting where the artwork could take centre stage.
110
Total Guests
London
Barbican Centre
Charity Art Showcase
Event Type
Charity & Community
Client Industry
Event Planning
RUMA's Service
THE BRIEF
A Celebration Designed Around the Children
The event was created to celebrate the creativity of children involved with the charity.
The brief was not simply to display artwork. It was to create an occasion that felt welcoming, inclusive and special for the children, their families and the wider community supporting them.
The environment needed to give the artwork the attention it deserved while still feeling relaxed enough for families to spend time together and enjoy the experience.
The Client Needed
A family-friendly setting
A venue and format that felt welcoming for children and families.
A strong visual backdrop
A space that complemented the creative nature of the showcase.
Room for connection
An environment where families and supporters could spend time together naturally.
A sense of occasion
Something that made the children’s work feel genuinely celebrated.
WHAT RUMA DELIVERED
Planning Around the People at the Heart of the Event
For this event, the planning approach had to be shaped around the families attending and the children whose work was being celebrated.
RUMA supported the organisation of the showcase with a focus on creating an experience that felt warm, accessible and appropriate for a family audience, while giving the artwork the space and attention it deserved.
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Supporting the practical organisation required to bring the charity showcase together.
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Family-Focused Experience
Keeping the atmosphere welcoming and inclusive for children, families and supporters.
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Creative Presentation
Supporting an event environment where the artwork remained the natural focal point.
THE EVENT
More Than an Exhibition
The children’s artwork sat at the heart of the event.
For the families attending, the showcase offered more than the opportunity to view the work. It created a moment to celebrate the children’s ideas, imagination and individuality alongside the people
who support them.
The artwork became a natural starting point for conversation and connection, helping create a warm and inclusive atmosphere throughout the occasion
The Barbican Centre, London
The Barbican provided a fitting backdrop for an event built around creativity.
Its distinctive architecture and cultural identity gave the showcase a setting that felt connected to the artistic nature of the occasion, rather than simply functioning as an event space.
That helped elevate the exhibition and give the children’s artwork a stronger sense of presence within the day
The Result
Creativity, Community and Celebration
A family-focused event with meaning at its centre
The result was an occasion that brought together children, families and supporters in a setting that felt both creative and celebratory.
With the Barbican as the backdrop, the event gave the children’s artwork a platform while creating an opportunity for everyone involved to share in the experience together.
The People Made the Event
For RUMA, the event was a reminder that memorable experiences are not always defined by scale.
Sometimes the strongest events are the ones where the people, purpose and story behind the occasion are what matter most
