LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Dailės istorija; Dailės mokytojas; Dailės raiška; Interpretacija; Kompetencija; Kompozicija; Meninė; Artistic competence; Composition; Expression of arts; Fine art teacher; History of arts; Interpretation.
ENArticle discusses the conception of developing the artistic competence of art teachers. The main components of the artistic competence of pre-service art teachers and their relationships are discussed. The article reveals pre-service art teachers' artistic competence as a complicated, complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon of knowledge, aptitude, acquired skills, abilities and value-based provisions, forming the creator's personality whose creative interests and activity develop the artistic competence. [text from author]