Abstract
The article considers the issues of figurative arts’ capabilities in the context of the conceptual field of the art-pedagogical activity of a teacher. The effect of the processes present at social and economical, informational, spiritual levels aggravates the problem of the education system improvement in tune with the modern times’ challenges. The environment of Kazakhstan school transformation requires scientific and practical necessity for the search for effective models, innovational forms and methods helping create an educational process ensuring favorable environment for the establishment of personal and professional identity of an individual. Besides, we are interested in the content-related characteristic of the “art-pedagogy” and “art-therapy” concepts in the context of issues faced by figurative arts, and the place and significance of art in the education of the younger generation. There is a great variety of art-pedagogy methods and techniques which can be adopted in short time, but even at the starting stage these methods could positively influence negative personality features of a child, develop his or her emotional field, representational thinking and creative potential. We are also interested in the personal growth and development of a child and his or her active socialization, and the article describes methods and techniques of children development by the means of arts.