Entry No. 12 — the Phoenix file — filed under: artist colony

Cattle Track Arts Compound

An 11-acre hidden artist colony founded in 1937 from a redwood house built out of salvaged water-pipeline materials, where 20-30 working artists still keep studios among palo verdes and scattered sculpture — including a player piano decorated by three generations of resident painters and a 1972 Ford LTD still parked where its owner, painter Philip Curtis, left it.

The move: Catch one of the seasonal open-studio days or the rotating Cattle Track exhibition at Scottsdale Arts, then walk the sculpture-dotted grounds and peek into working adobe studios two miles from Old Town.

• 📍 Scottsdale (north of Old Town)
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 6105 N Cattle Track Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250

Hours: Added 2026-07-19 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: phgmag.com · Official site · scottsdalearts.org

last checked: 2026-07-19