Simply put, the Harlem Fine Arts Show wants to inspire today’s Harlem Renaissance. For over a decade, the annual art show, which was founded in 2009, has crafted itself as an experience for celebrating the wealth and diversity of modern and contemporary African diasporic art—a place where visitors can see the works of established Black artists while discovering overlooked and emerging talents.

Ordinarily a traveling exhibition, the show has expanded to more cities across the U.S. and exhibited the works of hundreds upon hundreds of artists. Community building has always been fundamental to the show’s mission—building the network of artists, audience, collectors, and dealers to fuel a generation of Black artists. 

With travel largely out of the picture this year and most physical fair still on pause, the show has made the leap to the virtual realm and, for 2021, is debuting the work of 60 Black artists in an interactive online space powered by the platform Online Viewing Room by Walter’s Cube.

“We are pushing the envelope in support of African diasporic artists during these challenging times when they are not able to be in front of collectors,” explained Dion Clarke, founder of the Harlem Fine Art Show. “In our current climate, where awareness of the Black aesthetic is top of mind across the globe, it is imperative for us to reinvent the way we engage with multicultural artists utilizing today’s technology.” 

This year, visitors from around the world can check out works by 20th-century icons like Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Charles White, and Jacob Lawrence, alongside lesser-known and contemporary artists such as Ademola Olugebefola, Otto Neals, John Pinderhughes, and Danny Simmons, among others. Some of the galleries showing solo presentations are WaterKolours Gallery (Memphis), Soweto Fine Art Gallery (South Africa), and Spence Gallery (Canada).

From this week to the end of the show’s five-month run, artworks will be displayed in high-resolution within navigable 3D renderings. Interested parties can use the 24-hour chat feature to learn more or use the “Buy Now” option. Art talks, VIP experiences, and other events will take place during the run of the show.

Below, check out some of the works on view.

Richard Mayhew, Atascadero. Courtesy of the Harlem Fine Arts Show.

George Hunt, Sunday Hat. Courtesy of the Harlem Fine Arts Show.

Woodrow Nash, Munirah (Enlightened Woman). Courtesy of the Harlem Fine Arts Show.

Mason Archie, Guide Me Home. Courtesy of the Harlem Fine Arts Show.