Humanities & Social Sciences 10 (2016 9) 2413-2426 ~ ~ ~ УДК 7.01 Contemporary Art in the Regions of Russia: Global Trends and Local Projects Dmitrii V. Galkin* and Anastasiia Iu. <...> Kuklina National Research Tomsk State University 36 Lenina Str., Tomsk, 634050, Russia Received 21.04.2016, received in revised form 09.06.2016, accepted 19.08.2016 The authors deal with the problem of the development of contemporary art in the regions of Russia in the context of global projects and institutions, establishing ‘the rules of the game’ in the field of contemporary culture. <...> The article considers the experience of working with contemporary art within the framework of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts and other organizations. <...> So-called Siberian ironic conceptualism is considered as an example of original regional aesthetics. <...> The article concludes that the alleged problem can be solved in the framework of specific exhibition projects and curatorial decisions, which aim at finding different forms of meetings (dialogue, conflict, addition) of a regional identity and global trends. <...> Keywords: contemporary art, National Center for Contemporary Arts, curatorial activities, regional art. <...> This article was prepared with the support of the Siberian Branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts. <...> The growing interest of researchers and the public in the dynamic trends and issues of contemporary art in Russia is inextricably linked with the development of various projects and institutions involved in the support of contemporary art not only in capital cities, but also in the regions. <...> Suffice it to say that one of the most conservative art institutions of Russia, which is The State Hermitage Museum, not only fully dedicated the new area of the Admiralty building to contemporary art and was the organizer of one of the largest European Manifesto festivals, but © Siberian Federal University. <...> One of the brightest and most ambitious is the activities of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), which is a museum, exhibition and research organization and has seven branches in the regions of Russia. <...> On March 25, 2013 the Siberian Branch of the NCCA was opened in Tomsk. <...> During the two years of its existence, the SB of the NCCA organized and implemented many significant exhibitions Dmitrii V. Galkin, Anastasiia Iu. <...> Contemporary Art in the Regions of Russia: Global Trends and Local Projects and educational projects with the participation of artists and international experts such as D. Bulatov <...>