NACE 90.12: Visual arts creation activities

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 90.03. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 9000.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 90.12 is "Visual arts creation activities". It sits in section S (ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION), then division 90 (Arts creation and performing arts activities), then group 90.1 (Arts creation activities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 90.03 (Artistic creation).

What the class 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

What it 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

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
90.03	Artistic creation	3

The label in 24 languages

bgДейности в областта на визуалните изкуства
csVýtvarná tvorba
daBilledkunstnerisk skaben
deBildende Kunst
elΔημιουργικές δραστηριότητες εικαστικών τεχνών
enVisual arts creation activities
esActividades de creación de artes visuales
etVisuaalkunstiloome
fiKuvataiteen luominen
frActivités de création en arts visuels
gaGníomhaíochtaí cruthaithe amharc-ealaíon eile
hrVizualne umjetnosti
huKépzőművészeti alkotótevékenység
itAttività di creazione di arti visive
ltVaizduojamojo meno kūrimas
lvVizuālās mākslas jaunrade
mtAttivitajiet tal-ħolqien tal-arti viżiva
nlCreatie van beeldende kunsten
plDziałalność twórcza w zakresie sztuk wizualnych
ptAtividades de criação de artes visuais
roActivități de creație în domeniul artelor vizuale
skTvorba vizuálneho umenia
slVizualna umetnost
svBildkonst

Neighbouring classes

90.11 Literary creation and musical composition… · 90.13 Other arts creation activities

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.