The article reveals the importance of art pedagogy, art pedagogy through understanding the history of Kazakh art. The paper provides definitions of potential art of Kazakhstan and its role in the educational system of the university. It describes the main purpose of art teaching through the formation of ethnic and cultural identity of the student focused on the artistic culture of Kazakhstan in relation to other cultures. The influence of the subject field of art pedagogy personality. We generalize the theory of reflection and domestic authors. Comparing the use of art pedagogy in practice in the modern educational system. The article presents the etymological analysis of the term "art pedagogy", highlights the key approaches to the interpretation of this concept in the modern domestic pedagogy and provides a comparative analysis of its teaching with related terms (art therapy, art education, etc.). Scroll that these ideas in training and education, the principle of continuity of generations and traditions, including art, should play a key and fundamental role. To write this article was the disclosure of the understanding of art pedagogy in Kazakhstan. There exists studies of art pedagogy and scientific-methodical publications is extremely small, which creates the urgent need for meaningful disclosure of the term "art pedagogy".