Overview
- ADAA published the full participant list on July 27, announcing the inaugural ADAA Fair at the Park Avenue Armory will run November 13–16 with a preview gala on November 12 benefiting the Whitney Museum of American Art.
- The roster totals 63 galleries, roughly 20% fewer than the 2024 edition, a deliberate reduction that ADAA leadership says will give exhibitors more space and prioritize value over scale.
- The lineup mixes founding and long-time ADAA members with about a dozen first-time exhibitors and stronger representation from regional U.S. galleries, reducing the presence of some international blue-chip participants.
- Organizers highlighted several special presentations, including Alex Katz works-on-paper at Peter Blum and a centennial Betye Saar assemblage presentation at Roberts Projects.
- The relaunch follows a one-year 'strategic pause' after the cancelled 2025 show and the end of a decades-long gala partnership with Henry Street Settlement; the new structure and Whitney partnership could reshape how member galleries evaluate fair costs and benefits.