We the People

The United States Constitution's 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, 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. He has curated for the Pierro Gallery, Firehouse Gallery, 1978 Gallery and Orbital Gallery among others; was the co-founder of the Maplewood Art Walk; co-produced the Art Hub at TedX Maplewood; is a member of the Orange Arts Council; and is an advisor to the Springfield Avenue Partnership, South Orange Downtown, SOPAC and the Livingston Environmental Commission mural projects. Moss also serves on the board of Creative in Common, an adaptive studio space in South Orange designed to facilitate creativity, foster collaboration and engage the creative community.