Abstract
Recent research carried out in various fields of knowledge have led to significant results, which are also decisively imposed in the sphere of the arts. These contributions expand not only the area of artistic practices (new means of artistic production are established), but also the range of approaches from art theory, related to these practices. Our study illustrates this fact through a review of the scientific literature: articles, specialized publications, monographs and programmatic documents of some relevant institutions. The complexity of the information constellation in which the practice and theory of art are circumscribed, in the recent period, is thus highlighted, which necessarily leads to new specific requirements regarding the instructional design in the field of arts higher education.