This paper studies the cultivation path of artistic thinking in the education of environmental art design in colleges and universities, analyzes the importance and necessity of artistic thinking in the education of environmental art design in colleges and universities, proposes an artistic thinking cultivation model based on project-driven and interdisciplinary cooperation, and discusses the practical application of the model. The research results show that the artistic thinking cultivation model based on project-driven and interdisciplinary cooperation can effectively improve students' artistic thinking ability and comprehensive quality, and promote innovation and development in the education of environmental art design in colleges and universities.