The Shemer Art Center and Museum is an art education facility and gallery in
Phoenix, Arizona
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. The center was founded in 1984 by Martha Shemer, who purchased a
mission-style
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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.
The Shemer Art Center and Museum is one of the
Phoenix Points of Pride.
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Visual arts education
Museums in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Points of Pride
Art museums and galleries in Arizona
Arts centers in Arizona