The regional-historical component of art history education as an integral part of the professional training of future artists in traditional art crafts

The article examines the role of the regional historical component of art history education in secondary vocational education in the field of traditional arts and crafts. The necessity of its inclusion as a mandatory component in the program of the educational practice "Studying monuments of architecture and art", which focuses on the monuments of the cultural heritage of the small Homeland and deepens the content of the course of art history, serves as the basis for the development of research skills of students, is substantiated. The author identifies the main phenomenological characteristics of the content of the regional component, including the study of monuments in the context of the cultural specifics of the region. The article highlights the importance of the regional component for the formation of national identity, the enrichment of general cultural competence and the development of professional horizons of students through the study and analysis of authentic art monuments of the region