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T ucked behind citrus trees and older homes off East Camelback Road, the Shemer Art Center may be easy to overlook. If you’re not paying attention, you might breeze right past the low-slung Spanish-style building and the sculptures dotting its front lawn. But step inside, and you’ll realize you’ve stumbled upon one of Phoenix’s best-kept — and most beloved — secrets. This isn’t just another house. It’s a cozy, creative space where community, imagination and Arizona history converge. Nestled in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood, the Shemer Art Center has quietly grown into one of the city’s Shemer Art Center is set at the intersection of Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. BY MICHELLE JACOBY Once a humble Arcadia home, the Shemer Art Center now thrives as a welcoming space for creativity and community most unexpected cultural gems. Built in 1919 as a home base for water irrigators working the citrus lots in the area, it went on to change hands, first to Henry Carver, a banker from Kansas City who became president of First National Bank of Arizona, then to the Suhr family from Oil City, Pennsylvania, heirs to the Pennzoil fortune. In 1984, longtime Phoenix resident Martha Shemer purchased it — but not to live in. Instead, she gifted it to the City of Phoenix with a clear mission: turn it into a community space dedicated to the visual arts. The Art House CREATING CULTURE FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE | 15