This work presents the conclusions of an exploratory revision of 193 academic articles on Art Education, published in Colombia between 1982 and 2006. Based on this analysis, we propose several thematic groups that account for the discursive and conceptual tendencies that have been used to analyze the teaching of arts in our country. How to reference this article: Mejia Echeverri, Silvana Andrea y Alexander Yarza de los Rios, “Discursos y conceptualizaciones sobre la educacion artistica en revistas colombianas: 1982-2006”, Revista Educacion y Pedagogia, Medellin, Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Educacion, vol. 21, num. 55, septiembre-diciembre, 2009, pp. 171-188. Received: june 2009 Accepted: july 2009