All creative enterprises in Ghana set to be licensed - Creative Arts Agency

The Creative Arts Agency has announced that all creative enterprises operating in Ghana will soon be required to register and obtain licences under a new regulatory framework designed to bring order and accountability to the sector.

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Gideon Aryeequaye, made the disclosure on the sidelines of the 2026 Behind the Scenes Ghana Project Dissemination in Accra on Tuesday, June 30, describing the move as a critical step towards strengthening regulation of Ghana's creative industry.

"Every creative enterprise will have to be registered and licenced by the Creative Arts Agency," he stated.

According to Aryeequaye, the licensing regime will enable the Agency to build a comprehensive database of players across the creative sector, making it significantly easier to regulate and monitor industry activity.

"The idea is for us to be able to gather enough data and to work with it, and also to find it easier to regulate the system," he explained.

The acting CEO added that the Agency is currently developing clear guidelines for industry stakeholders and issued a firm warning to those who may consider flouting the regulations. Persons found in breach could face a fine, a prison sentence of up to two years, or both.

Aryeequaye framed the initiative as an effort to instil discipline and create the right conditions for Ghana's creative economy to flourish, saying the Agency is determined to bring "sanity" to the creative space.

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