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

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.