APPLICATIONS OPEN: Monday, January 27, 2025
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Saturday, March 8, 2025 (11:59pm Atlantic)
APPLICATION FORM:
SUBMIT TO: <thirdspacesubmissions@gmail.com> with subject line Third Watch 2025
NEED HELP? Application assistance is available for anyone who faces disability-related barriers to completing an online application and/or Indigenous applicants facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers within the online application process. Please contact us at <thirdspacesubmissions@gmail.com> and we will be happy to help!
Open to everyone / drop in / Q&A format
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8620591126 Meeting ID: 862 059 1126
* All times in Atlantic
- Wednesday, February 19 from 7:30pm-8:30pm
- Saturday, February 22 from 7pm-8pm
- Thursday, February 27 from 7pm-8pm
In 2025, Third Watch turns 3! This unique addition to the festival lineup is a celebration of digital video works. Third Watch will take place in Saint John, NB on Friday, August 15th, 2025 in the evening.
Third Watch aims to highlight audio-visual content that is exploratory, challenging, and critical in nature. We encourage work that may not be commercially viable, or not suitable for an installation as a part of THIRD SHIFT. Submissions must be completed works, under or at 15 minutes in length. Content may be narrative, documentary, experimental, or anything in between. If you can project it, we can select it!
The prices reflected below are currently adjusted to represent more than the 2025 CARFAC Minimum recommended industry standards.
Please note that rows marked with an asterisk are conditional and may not be applicable to every artist.
| Screening fee | $150 |
| *Panelist fee | $400 |
| *Workshop fee | $550 |
| *Workshop materials reimbursement | Up to $275 |
| *Accommodations coverage | $100/night, up to $200 |
| *Travel coverage within the Atlantic | Up to $150 |
| *Travel coverage within Canada | Up to $350 |
| Accessibility fund | Up to $200 |
What does it mean to revolve? Sometimes, we think about those hotel doors that never stop moving, other times, we think about life cycles and their constant ebb and flow. To revolve can refer to many things, but ultimately it is the driving factor behind a lot of our day-to-day practices and lives.
This year’s theme reflects on many aspects of our livelihood: our job prospects, our creative practice, our social lives- everything always remains in perpetual motion. Revolve refers to the everchanging, constant flow of ideas, movements, thoughts, emotions, and powers that drive us to create. When we reflect on our communities, it can denote to growth, progress, change, processes, and development. When we look inward, revolve takes on a more serious note, it can be our own personal turmoil, our habits, our hobbies, our emotions, our finances, our living spaces, our status compared to the rest of the world.
In a day and age where we are constantly fed information, both through the internet and our everyday lives, the cycles and patterns we recognize are always revolving, evolving, to reflect our surroundings and our climate.
As artists, it is important to continue creating, no matter whether the revolving door is going in the right or wrong direction. Does the theme challenge your surroundings, or does it match the rhythm of the world around it? We invite applicants to delve into this theme in whatever manner that suits their submission best. THIRD SHIFT provides a platform for artists and creatives alike to experiment through public art in a low-barrier, accessible fashion, with themes guiding their way. What does revolve mean to you?
- In addition to the online application, Third Watch will also accept applications via phone, video, or audio file as needed by the applicant. Please get in touch with us at <thirdspacesubmissions@gmail.com> to arrange. This process will be a 10-15 minute recorded interview that takes place between an organizer or committee member and the applicant where we will go through each section of the application verbally. The conversation will be recorded and shared with the Selection Committee via video or transcription.
- You may submit your application in English or in French. Please note that the selection process will take place in English, so your application will be translated.
Submit your application by Saturday, March 8, 2025 (11:59pm Atlantic)
- Send the following documents to the email address <thirdspacesubmissions@gmail.com> with the subject line Third Watch 2025
- Completed application form
- Video link or file
- Third Space will also accept submissions via phone, video, or audio file if email or text-based format is not accessible to the applicant. Please get in touch via email at <thirdspacesubmissions@gmail.com> or give us a call at 506-566-7434.
- Application assistance is available for anyone who faces disability-related barriers to completing an online application and/or Indigenous applicants facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers within the online application process. Please get in touch via email at <thirdspacesubmissions@gmail.com> or give us a call at 506-566-7434.
- You may submit your application in English or in French. Please note that the selection process will take place in English, so your application will be translated.
The Selection Process
- The Executive Director and Third Space Board President review the submissions to flag anything that does not align with our festival priorities and application criteria.
- The Executive Director sends the submissions to the Third Watch jury composed of past Third Watch artists and/or arts community members representing diverse identities and communities.
- The Jury selects 10 to 15 works to recommend based on the following criteria:
- Impact
- Feasibility
- Site specificity (relevance to communities in Saint John)
- Respectful of time constraints
- Connection to theme
More information about the Third Watch Jury:
- Each jury member must sign a confidentiality and conflict of interest agreement.
- Notes about the jury discussion will be kept on file, applicants may email or call to request feedback on their application.
- If the jury has any questions or concerns, the Executive Director will contact the applicant to clarify any necessary details about their submission before making a final decision.
Notification of Results
- Mid April 2025: All applicants will be notified of the status of their application.
- Mid May 2025: Successful applicants will be officially invited to take part in THIRD SHIFT: Third Watch!
NEW TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS? NO PROBLEM!
We encourage folks who are new to the process to attend one of our info sessions to chat about Third Watch and clear up any questions or concerns. Application assistance is also available for anyone who faces disability-related barriers to completing an online application and/or Indigenous applicants facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers within the online application process. Please get in touch via email at <thirdspacesubmissions@gmail.com> or give us a call at 506-566-7434.