The Vineyard’s visual arts scene is reaching its peak this month, with seasonal galleries joining year-round stalwarts in a profusion of summer shows and special events.

On Saturday, August 5, Margot Datz shares a series of paintings at the Grange Hall in a one-day show that depict variations of what she calls “female essence.”

Forty artists will be represented at the Give Me Shelter art sale, which raises money for housing and shelter for low income and homeless people on the Vineyard.

On Saturday, July 29, the Oak Bluffs Library hosts an artist reception for Dorothy Burnham who turned 108 years old this year. Most summer days, Ms. Burnham can be found on her Camp Ground porch chatting with her neighbors.

Some artists set up an easel by the sea. Painter Mitch Gordon put his on the flying bridge of a Black Watch sport fishing boat in Menemsha, gaining an elevated perspective of land and water alike.

Long recognized for her musical talent, Kate Taylor presents another side of her creativity to the Island this month.