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Shemer Art Center and Museum

Coordinates: 33°30′18″N 111°58′19″W / 33.5050424°N 111.9719992°W / 33.5050424; -111.9719992
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Shemer Art Center and Museum
The Shemer Art Center in 2013
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General information
Address5005 E. Camelback Road
Town or cityPhoenix, Arizona
Coordinates33°30′18″N 111°58′19″W / 33.5050424°N 111.9719992°W / 33.5050424; -111.9719992[1]
Opened1984
OwnerPhoenix Parks and Recreation Department
Shemer Art Center and Museum Association

The Shemer Art Center and Museum is an art education facility and gallery in Phoenix, Arizona. The center was founded in 1984 by Martha Shemer, who purchased a mission-style house and three acres not only to preserve the property but to donate it to the City of Phoenix to be used for art education. Budget constraints nearly closed the center in 2010, but citizens founded the Shemer Art Center and Museum Association to help manage and preserve the facility.[2][3]

The Shemer Art Center and Museum is one of the Phoenix Points of Pride.

References

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  1. ^ Data from GNIS
  2. ^ "Shemer Art Center". Phoenix Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Shemer Art Center & Museum". Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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