Evolving Art Education in Europe: Embracing Cross-Disciplinary and Multicultural Perspectives

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https://doi.org/10.63931/ijchr.v7iSI1.110

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art education, European integration, transdisciplinarity, transversality, transculturality

Abstract

Contemporary art education in Europe is based on the principles of transdisciplinarity and transculturality, and educational programs widely use artificial intelligence, virtual reality and digital tools. This study aims to analyze European art education trends and find ways to adapt and implement transdisciplinary and transcultural practices in Ukrainian educational institutions. Using the examples of Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain, the article analyses transcultural and transdisciplinary European approaches to developing art education. The trends that should be implemented in Ukraine are highlighted, and on their basis, the course “Innovative Approaches in Art Education” is developed. The research methods used were comparative analysis, questionnaire, criterion and statistical analysis. In the study context, the control group of art education students studied according to the standard educational program. The developed course supplemented the educational program in the experimental group. A survey of teachers was conducted according to the criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the application of European educational practices of art education in the context of the educational process in Ukraine. The statistical evaluation results, according to the student’s criterion, indicate the effectiveness of the course as a tool for implementing transdisciplinary and transcultural practices of European art education. The introduction of transdisciplinary and transcultural European approaches to European education is associated with the use of the STEAM approach, the implementation of digital technologies, the introduction of partnerships with creative and cultural industries and the development of transversal competences in art education.

Author Biographies

  • Nataliia Panova, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Research, Department of Performing Disciplines No. 1, Faculty of Performing Arts and Musicology, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

    Honored Artist of Ukraine, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Research, Department of Performing Disciplines No. 1, Faculty of Performing Arts and Musicology, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

  • Nataliia Demeshko, Docent, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Vice-rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Social and Humanitarian Development, Department of Performing Disciplines No. 1, Faculty of Performing Arts and Musicology, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

    Docent, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Vice-rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Social and Humanitarian Development, Department of Performing Disciplines No. 1, Faculty of Performing Arts and Musicology, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

  • Volodymyr Humeniuk, Senior Lecturer, Department of Humanitarian and Musical and Innovative Disciplines, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Humanitarian and Musical and Innovative Disciplines, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

  • Olena Rymska, Head of the College’s Full-Time Department, Lecturer, Consertmaster, Department of Singing and Choral Conducting, Faculty of Singing and Jazz Art, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

    Head of the College’s Full-Time Department, Lecturer, Consertmaster, Department of Singing and Choral Conducting, Faculty of Singing and Jazz Art, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

  • Tetiana Krylova, Senior Lecturer, Department of Singing and Choral Conducting, Faculty of Singing and Jazz Art, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Singing and Choral Conducting, Faculty of Singing and Jazz Art, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

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2025-07-19

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Vol. 7 No. SI1 (2025): Special Issue 1: From Tradition to Transmission: The Transformation of Culture and Social Life in the Digital Age

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Evolving Art Education in Europe: Embracing Cross-Disciplinary and Multicultural Perspectives. (2025). International Journal on Culture, History, and Religion, 7(SI1), 69-84. https://doi.org/10.63931/ijchr.v7iSI1.110

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