The arts contributed £108 billion to the UK economy in 2022, impressively outpacing growth in the wider economy,
According to WeAreCreative, 33 per cent of creative workers contribute to this as freelancers.
With the government recently announcing new plans to help the industry grow further, universities have a big part to play in ensuring arts graduates can take advantage.
Those graduating in music, drama, literature, and art into professions where self-employment is the norm need to be able to maximise their potential, but also more support for those students at university who are already using their subject to pay their way through university with entrepreneurial activities could be important in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.
