HIGHER ART EDUCATION IN UKRAINE : CHANGES, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS (BASED ON AN ANALYTICAL STUDY BY THE KULTPRAVOFORM PROJECT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN UKRAINE, 2024)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the dynamics of changes in higher art education in Ukraine over the past five years (2019-2024), including the risks and challenges in the context of a full-scale war, to trace key trends, identify positive practices and fundamental problems, and outline prospects for further development.
Research methodology. The study uses 17 sources that provide us with important data on the subject matter of the article. The sources include professional publications, normative legal acts, official documents of state institutions, monitoring reports, etc. Methods of monitoring, comparison, analysis and synthesis were used.
Results. The features of the functioning of higher art education through the prism of changes in Ukrainian legislation in recent years are investigated. At the same time, positive practices that have become important steps towards improving the mechanisms of functioning of art education at the state level are outlined. Key problems that need to be solved have been identified.Among them: the general trend of marginalization of higher art education at the state level, institutional instability, gaps in legislation, lack of a long-term strategy, and financial aspects. The author emphasizes the need to modernize approaches to identifying priorities for the development of art education and improve mechanisms for effective communication of all stakeholders in order to implement qualitative changes and effective state policy in this area. The directions and prospects for further development are outlined.
Novelty. The novelty is primarily due to the chronological framework of the study. In particular, it is about the dynamics of changes in higher art education in Ukraine over the past five years (2019-2024). For the first time, these processes are comprehensively outlined in the research field.
The practical significance. The results of the study can be used to provide recommendations for improving the activities of public authorities in developing policymaking and reforming higher art education, as well as to serve as a theoretical basis for further research on this issue in the coming years.