ABSTRACT
The cultural policy of a country first manifests itself in the process of developing art education. According to the basic geo-cultural map of Serbia, up until 2001 there were 183 NGO's with developed programmes in the field of cultural policy and cultural management, including art education and cultural production. The following themes were discussed: the advocacy and implementation of arts education at policy and governmental level, the impact of arts education on social, cultural and academic areas, the quality of education relating to teacher training and pedagogical methods, and the promotion of partnerships for implementing arts education programmes. The interesting projects for the art education system in Serbia are the development of a self-managed education system in art and the possibilities it holds. Institutions have to produce well-written catalogues that give basic information about the artwork, provide guided tours and work with children and students, while also organising symposiums that help to contextualise the art and cultural artefacts on offer.
