CALL FOR ART - QUICK! EXTENDED Deadline is FRI. Oct. 9

DWIGHT HISCANO

My Own Private Highlands

 A Multimedia Journey Across New Jersey's Highlands

Admission and all events are 

FREE & open to the public

Opens Oct. 2 during the First Friday festivities

on Boonton Main Street

5:00-9:00 P.M. 

DIRECTIONS & PARKING

ARTIST'S RECEPTION

Friday, Oct. 23, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

The Maxfield Gallery at the Historic

MAXFIELD ENGINE HOUSE

REGULAR VISITING HOURS

to be posted soon

713 Main St. Boonton NJ     973-910-2400

email highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org

13th ANNUAL

 Highlands Juried Art Exhibit

A wide-ranging showcase of art featuring the landscapes, flora, fauna, natural, cultural, or historic resources of the 4-state Highlands region stretching from Connecticut through New York and New Jersey, to Pennsylvania.  

ATRIUM GALLERY

Morris County Administration and Records Bldg.

Atrium Gallery in Morristown

at the Morris Count Administration and Records Building

Oct, 26, 2026 - Jan 7, 2027

This exhibit migrated to

(currently at ) Ayres-Knuth Farm in Denville. Previously at Maxfield Engine House in Boonton NJ  and

 The  Farmstead Arts Center in Basking Ridge to

Farming has always been vital to the Highlands economy, intrinsic to the Highlands culture and identity and a defining feature of the Highlands landscape,

VIEW PAST EXHIBITS

Highlands Coalition's mission to help preserve the  natural and cultural resources of this remarkable region of our State  that supplies clean drinking water to over 6.2 million people. 

The  artists who are inspired by the natural beauty of the Highlands region  of NJ, NY, PA & CT are advocates for protecting the Highlands  natural and cultural resources as much as we who strive for protective  policies; beauty is worth fighting for to protect. The landscapes of the  Highlands, the great biodiversity of plants and animals, the broken,  half-hidden remnants of the early industrial age that has since returned  to forest, the granite outcrops and strewn, truck-sized boulders deposited by the glaciers, the cold and deep glacial lakes and ancient  rivers ... READ MORE..

YOUR WATER - YOUR FUTURE

 The New Jersey Highlands Coalition advocates for the protection of the Highlands’ natural and cultural resources, including its water on which over 70% of New Jersey’s population, its economy, and its viability rely. 

 Specifically, we focus on:
• Safeguarding the Highlands’ water and forest resources by advocating for effective strategies and strong environmental and land use policies, including the implementation of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act and the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

• Educating people about the Highlands’ critical role in ensuring clean water, climate resilience, and economic viability far beyond the immediate region.

• Activating and empowering a coalition of people and organizations who care about the Highlands and its role in the state’s water supply.

• Providing expert support to grassroots groups that amplifies their community-based advocacy efforts.

• Leading advocacy efforts at every level of government to ensure the protection of all Highlands natural and cultural resources for every resident of the State. 

https://njhighlandscoalition.org/

Maxfield Engine House, in the heart of the Boonton Historic District

The Center for the Study of Cities and Small Towns (CSST) Foundation renovated the firehouse according to a preservation study done by researchers from Penn Praxis at the Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1893 by civic-minded Boonton citizens led by then City Council president, Esli B. Dawson, great, great grandfather of CSST board members Ryan Dawson of Mendham and Rebecca Birch of New York City, the firehouse occupies a prominent location in the center of Boonton, NJ’s Main Street Historic District. It has served a variety of functions since the town’s fire engines became too large for its original use. 

GROUP TOURS AVAILABLE