UNDERSTANDING CREATIVE INDUSTRY

Creative Industry Defined

By Priscilla Malete

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What pops in your mind when you hear of "Creative Industry"? Is it paintings, music or film? Well, you are on the right platform to get yourself acquainted with what the creative industry is  really about.

One of my interviewees thinks👇

"For a lay person, I think what comes to mind  is the arts mostly but obviously people don't know that the arts are only part of the creative industry. Thats why they usually mention 'creative arts' because there's other dimensions or spheres to the creative industry than just creative or performing arts (often used interchangeably). Architecture for example, is arguably a part of the creative industry because Architects work with creativity. I'm sure there are other aspects also that one surely at a glance would not deem part of the creative industry but in actual fact do have their niche within the industry." 

Well, the sentiments are expressed without doubt, 'spot on' because this industry is about creatives being able to bring abstract dreams to life through words, materials or performance etc. It is a very broad sector that entails amongst others, the following;

• Music and visual arts
• Architecture 
• Film
• Photography
• Theatre
• Advertising and Marketing

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are talking about an industry much capable of diversifying the economy. Stay tuned for my next post as I unpack the role of  Botswana's creative industry in economic diversification.

You surely don't wanna miss it!🔥❤

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