THE 2026 ADA AWARD OF MERIT DINNER HONORING LITA SOLIS-COHEN, SENIOR EDITOR of MAINE ANTIQUE DIGEST
** Friday, November 6, 2026, at 6 pm at The Delaware Antiques Show, Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison St, Wilmington, DE 19801 **
On Friday, November 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM, the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America, Inc. will honor Lita Solis-Cohen, Senior Editor of Maine Antique Digest as the recipient of the 2026 ADA Award of Merit in recognition of her passionate journalistic coverage of the field of American decorative arts and antiques, and for her many decades promoting those who have made a business of buying and selling antiques
The award’s presentation and dinner will once again be held in conjunction with the prestigious Winterthur Antiques Show at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.
The evening will include a delicious chef-crafted buffet dinner and wine followed by coffee and dessert, remarks from guest speakers and the presentation of the award. Admission to the antiques show is included in the cost of the ticket. Self-parking is readily available for free. Please visit www.adadealers.com or call 603-942-6498 for more information.
Purchase Tickets On-line:
Tickets are $95.00 each and include admission to the antiques show and free parking.
or send a check made out to ADA to: PO BOX 218, Northwood, NH 03261
2025 Sponsors:
Barbara and Tom Israel
Levy Galleries, Inc
Nathan Liverant and Son, LLC
Thanks as well to our Media Sponsors:
Past Award of Merit Recipients:
2002 - Albert Sack
2003 - Elinor Gordon
2004 - Wendell Garrett
2005 - Betty Ring
2006 - R. Scudder Smith
2007 - Satenig St. Marie
2007 - Dean F. Failey
2008 - Joe Kindig
2009 - Philip Zea
2010 - Jane & Richard Nylander
2011 - Morrison H. Heckscher
2012 - The American Folk Art Society
2013 - Peter Tillou
2014 - Brock Jobe
2015 - David McCullough
2016 - Victor & Joan Johnson
2017 - Patricia E. Kane
2018 - Peter M. Kenny
2019 - Laura Beach
2020/2021 - Karen and Ralph DiSaia
2022 - The Magazine ANTIQUES
2023 - The Chipstone Foundation
2024 - Arthur Liverant
2025 - H.L. “Skip” CHALFANT