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Abstract: The article, based on the situational theory of leadership, addresses the problem of discovery and formation of leadership properties of students during their active involvement in creative activity. The article gives an overview of the works on leadership in management, sociology, pedagogy, and pays special attention to those that disclose the most significant leadership properties found in the course of theoretical analysis and experimental research. On the basis of analysis of the works on management, pedagogy, psychology and art education, it is possible to single out groups of such leadership properties that are frequently described in scientific works. They may be organizational, intellectual, communicative and creative. The opportunities of artistic activity to create some art product and comprehend art in the development of these properties are analyzed. The goal of this research is to describe the opportunities of development of every group of leadership properties in artistic activity aimed at creation of an artistic product. It is proved that the groups of leadership properties, defined as personal leadership properties, reveal themselves in artistic activity of every creator of an artistic product. It is stated that efficient process of leadership properties discovery in artistic activity is the principle of unity of artistic and technical potential. In the basis of formation of the group of intellectual leadership properties lies the principle of poly-artistry. To form the group of communicative leadership properties it is possible to use dialogic forms of learning, including artistic dialogue. Leadership properties formation may include the principle of variability of learning and motivation of students to participate in contests, giving an opportunity to submit their works for approval of the audience and the jury.