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90.12
Class
Visual arts creation activities
SDMX: S9012
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
2 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes the activities of creation and production of works of the visual arts. This class includes: - activities of independent artists (e.g. sculptors, painters, cartoonists, calligraphers, engravers, etchers) - digital forms of visual arts creation - creations of art featuring light installations

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of statues, other than artistic originals, see 23.70 - motion picture and video production, see 59.11, 59.12 - operation of cinemas, see 59.14 - photographic activities, see 74.20 - activities of personal theatrical or artistic agents or agencies, see 74.99 - casting activities, see 78.10 - intermediation service activities for theatrical, sport, amusement and entertainment tickets, see 82.40 - choreography activities, see 90.13 - creation and presentation of light and sound shows, see 93.29

Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Artists

SOC 2020:3411
Common titles: Painter, Sculptor, Artist

Musicians

SOC 2020:3414
Common titles: Musician, Composer

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section R (Visual arts creation activities).

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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