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ADAA Fair returns to New York after a year off with 63 galleries
The ADAA Fair has returned to New York after the Art Dealers Association of America skipped its 2025 event.
The fair is at the Park Avenue Armory and has a new name, replacing The Art Show.
The association said the pause gave it time to rethink the fair amid fatigue with the number and size of art fairs.
This edition has 63 galleries, about 12 fewer than the last one, with more room for visitors to move around.
The Whitney Museum is the fair’s new partner and beneficiary, replacing Henry Street Settlement, which partnered with the fair before its hiatus.
Dealers say the Whitney partnership has brought in a new, often younger crowd, while much of the art on display is modern and post-war work.
The fair is scheduled to run through November 16.
The ADAA Fair has returned to New York after the Art Dealers Association of America skipped its 2025 fair.
The fair is being held at the Park Avenue Armory and features 63 galleries.
It has a new name and a revamped layout, with fewer exhibitors than at the last edition.
The ADAA says the smaller scale responds to concerns about the number and size of art fairs.
The Whitney Museum of American Art is the fair’s new charitable beneficiary.
- Who
- The Art Dealers Association of America is organizing the fair, with 63 galleries participating.
- What
- The ADAA Fair has returned after a year off, with a new name and a revamped layout.
- When
- It opened with a preview gala on Thursday, November 12, 2026, and runs through November 16.
- Where
- The Park Avenue Armory in New York.
- Why
- The ADAA said the break gave it a chance to reassess the fair amid concerns about fair oversaturation and fatigue.
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The ADAA began hosting its annual Art Show in New York.
Exhibitors blamed the timing of the fair, held three days before the presidential election, for sluggish sales.
The ADAA cancelled its fair less than four months before it was due to open.
The renamed ADAA Fair opened with a preview gala at the Park Avenue Armory.
The fair is scheduled to end.
- Participating galleries
- 63
- Venue
- Park Avenue Armory, New York
- Fair dates
- November 12–16, 2026
- New beneficiary
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Previous fair
- Cancelled in 2025
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