Studio Montclair To Host Reproductive Justice Panel Discussion

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Studio Montclair. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

Studio Montclair (SMI) is honored to present a Reproductive Justice Panel discussion in connection with its exhibition, “Freedom,” honoring Black History Month and Women’s History Month on Thursday, February 5, at SMI’s Leach Gallery, 641 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ. The Gallery will open at 6:30 pm to give attendees an opportunity to view the exhibition before the program begins at 7pm. Please note: Registration is required by 3 pm on Thursday, February 5. Link to Registration.

The panel discussion will honor the Black women who created the Reproductive Justice movement and the role art has played in depicting reproductive health, rights and justice and how art is used to educate and inform, to inspire and challenge, to change the way people think, see and act.

SMI is privileged to welcome the following panelists:

• Tara Norman, Director of Public Health and Community Partnership, Planned Parenthood, Northern, Central, and Southern NJ.
• Roger C. Tucker III, Art advisor, curator, artist
• Sheryl Hilliard Tucker, Strategic planning consultant, and trustee, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan NJ

Co-sponsors for this program are Planned Parenthood, Northern, Central, and Southern NJ and the National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section.

Listing Information for the Program:

• Thursday, February 5, 2026
• Registration is required by 3 pm on Thursday, February 5. Link to Registration.
• Gallery: Leach Gallery, 641 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, NJ Gallery
• Time: The Gallery will open at 6:30 pm; program begins at 7 pm.
• Contact Info: smi@studiomontclair.org, 862-500-1447

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