This juried exhibition will run from September 18 - October 23, 2026 at Studio Montclair’s Leach Gallery, 641 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ. 

The opening reception will take place on Friday, September 19, from 6 to 8pm.

“We the People” are the opening words of the United States Constitution's Preamble, which outlines the Constitution's goals and justification. The phrase affirms that the US government serves its citizens, and that the people are the ultimate source of the government's power. The Preamble's 52 words describe the ideal of what the government can be and do. The Preamble's goals include:

Forming a more perfect union  |  Establishing justice |  Ensuring domestic tranquility  |  Providing for common defense  | Promoting general welfare  |  Securing liberty for present and future generations.

Studio Montclair invites artists to submit work that illustrates our fellow citizens in the process of living their lives and participating in the 250 year old experiment in democracy that is the United States of America. Artists are encouraged to think out of the box when choosing what aspect of the above goals they depict. 

JUROR: Jeremy Moss 

Jeremy Moss, curator and multi-discipline artist.  Trained as a photographer in the UK, he spent years photographing the New York Fashion Week and working with Jim Keyser Photography shooting various campaigns for McGraw-Hill Publishing and the New York Times. Moss has been the curator of the Iris Gallery at the South Orange Performing Arts Center for the past 10 years and is also currently the curator and manager of the Heidi Gallery in Livingston. 

TO APPLY (ONLINE ONLY):  https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17834/CAFE