The purpose of the article is to determine the peculiarities of the future primary school teachers’ culturological competence formation by means of the artistic culture. Methodology. The research was carried out on the basis of the main principles of the activity, personality oriented, competence, axiological, acmeological, methodological approaches grounded on the coherence and compliance with the purpose of the research. In the process of the scientific search, a number of empirical and theoretical methods have been used, namely: analysis of educational and normative documentation, psychological, pedagogical and methodological literature – to determine the state of elaboration of the problem and prospects of its research; comparison – to compare the views of different scientists on the problem under study, determine the directions of search and the conceptual categorical apparatus; induction and deduction, systematization and generalization – to determine the logic of scientific research, as well as to formulate conclusions. The scientific novelty of the research. The expediency of the future primary school teachers’ culturological competence formation has been grounded by the principles of state documents and social requirements. The ways of forming the phenomenon under study by means of the artistic culture in the context of their professional and pedagogical training in higher educational institutions have been proposed. Conclusions. The study has confirmed the importance and practical expediency of the future primary school teachers’ culturological competence formation which is considered as an integrated phenomenon, covering the future specialists’ ability to orientate in the issues of culture as a holistic phenomenon, insert the phenomenon into its context, aware the connection between different branches of culture and form the system of values and worldviews and personal traits (tolerance, patriotism, ability to reflect, etc.). It is revealed that the national artistic culture in general and different types of art in particular can be an important means of forming the phenomenon under study. In particular, the expediency of using works of fiction and other types of art during classes, in the context of students’ independent and research work, in the process of teaching practice and educational work has been proved.