The article is devoted to the features of the formation of art education in the Siberian region as a system of continuing education. The main objective of the study is to analyze the basic forms of interaction between the units of art education, identify urgent problems that impede the development of the system, and consider possible solutions to them. The article deals with the analysis of scientific, practical and methodological work in art educational institutions in the region, the development and implementation of new methods in the educational process in the field of art education, training of students and the formation of human resources. The relevance of the topic is due to the requirements of scientific and technological progress, socio-economic and sociocultural changes in society, the human need for quality professional education for life. The development of the system of art education, as a result, the preservation and development of the culture of society in the Siberian region.

Keywords: art education; methods; professional competence; modern technologies; educational personnel; ethno-cultural environment; national traditions; Siberian region.