Welcome

Covers of realtime magazine RealTime is a cross-media Australian arts publication that was in full-time operation from 1994 – 2018. Its remit was to offer commentary and critique on the vibrant contemporary art practices in Australia and internationally. It operated as a print-publication from 1994-2016 with online content from 1996; and from 2016-2018 as an online journal.

The site is now an active archive where curated features will be published drawing on our extensive body of writing.  See the blog pages for more recent content.

Continue to Archives page to explore all the editions, or browse via the menu above. In addition to written content there are also extensive video interviews that can be found on this site and at realtime.tv.

RealTime is published by Open City Inc led by Virginia Baxter and Gail Priest.

Sadly the co-founder Keith Gallasch passed away in Jan 2025. For further information email realtime @ realtimearts. net [remove spaces]