SSIC Division 90 – Arts creation and performing arts activities

Companies in this division create works of art, perform for audiences, or support the arts.

This covers writers, composers, painters, sculptors and other artists, and actors, musicians, dancers and other performers. It also covers producers, stage crews, the organisers of arts events, and the operators of theatres, concert halls and other arts venues.

Commonly registered businesses

• Stage production, technical crews and organisers of arts festivals (90390)
• Orchestras, bands, choirs, dance groups and individual musicians or dancers (90202)
• Theatre productions, musicals, operas, wayang and puppet shows, and actors (90201)
• Theatres, concert halls, cultural centres and live music venues (90310)
• Other performers, such as comedians, circuses, models and video influencers (90209)
• Independent artists, such as painters, sculptors and digital artists (90120)