The Gone Fishing exhibit at Featherstone Center for the Arts is an homage to the 80th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. It features work from 65 artists working in a variety of mediums, including acrylic, oil, seaweed and ceramic.

The show’s diversity of art and scenery is what makes it so special, according to Featherstone executive director Ann Smith.

“We really wanted to celebrate something that is accessible to everybody,” she said. “Everyone loves to fish, loves the natural beauty of the water, loves the access that we have here to nature. For us, it felt [like a] great community celebration.”

Ms. Smith noted one artist’s use of Gyotaku, a traditional Japanese method of fish printing, as an example how this show stands out.

art by Wendy Nierenberg.

Jeanna Shepard

art by Wendy Nierenberg.

Jeanna Shepard

“The different kinds of techniques that you don’t see in every show, like truly painting a real fish and then printing on it, that brings out a medium that is great for this event,” she said.

Laura Murphy used a lure in her artwork, which also features a collage made up of paper stuffed inside a mailing envelope to mimic the ocean.

“At some point, I thought that there’s so many different [paper designs], and I couldn’t help myself and started saving them and putting them into a folder,” she said. “The folder got bigger and bigger.”

Her piece is titled Heading Toward Quansoo Cut, a popular fishing destination near where she grew up.

Erin Cummings was inspired to paint a scene from a photograph she found on Vineyard Colors, an Instagram account that posts pictures of various scenes around the Island. A fisherman’s boat is pictured alone on the water with the backdrop of a clear, blue sky.

Art by Jenn Sherr.

Jeanna Shepard

Art by Jenn Sherr.

Jeanna Shepard

“I just pictured these long days that these guys stand on a boat working for all of us so we can enjoy their catch,” she said. “I get a quiet feeling looking at it, like I can hear the motor running, but that’s all I hear.”

Lucy Menton has only been painting for a year, after searching for a habit to pick up after retirement. She took one class and became hooked.

“We have hidden things inside ourselves that we don’t even know were there,” she said. “I’m so grateful for art because it gives me so much peace.”

Her artwork depicts a school of fish surging towards one singular fish against a solid dark blue background. The piece was used as the exhibition’s official cover.

Ms. Menton said the painting encapsulated how she feels about her place in the world.

“The world is going so fast and sometimes we just have to hold our ground and not get swept up in it,” she said.

Gone Fishing runs through Oct. 12. Visit featherstoneart.org.