Scholarly types litter arty audiences (8)
I believe the answer is:
literati
'types litter arty audiences' is the definition.
'literati' can be an answer for 'types' (I have seen 'Bookish types ' mean 'literati' so perhaps 'types' could also mean 'literati'). I am not certain of the 'litter arty audiences' bit.
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for literati that I've seen before include "Well-read and scholarly people" , "intellectuals" , "educated set" , "Men and women of letters" , "Well-read types" .)