Artistes, for the purposes of free movement of skills are persons, who are active in or qualified to enter a particular field of art with the specific purpose to earn a living. Such persons perform functions, such as, but not limited to: Visual artistes -

• Fine artist
• Costume builder
• Costume designer
• Fashion designer
• Set fashion
• Make-up artist
• Stylists
• Interior designer
• Textile designer
• Architects
• Landscape artist
• Graphic artist
• Print maker

Performance artistes -

• Dancer
• Actor
• Choreographer
• Director
• Performance poet
• Story-teller
• Folk performer
• Puppeteer

Literary artistes

• Creative writer
• Novelist
• Poet
• Essayist
• Short-story writer
• Playwright
• Scriptwriter
• Lyricist

Cultural workers/managers/technicians

• Producer
• Stage manager
• Lighting designer
• Lighting technician
• Sound designer
• Sound technician
• Arts administrator
• Production assistant
• Holders of traditional knowledge