Cattle Track Arts Compound is a rustic desert homestead, turned artist colony, set on 13 acres in
Scottsdale, just off McDonald Drive. It has served as a gathering place for artists and creatives for nearly 100 years. Meet the current resident artists at the opening reception of Artists of Cattle Track to see the work produced in this unique environment.
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Artists of Cattle Track
Civic Center Library 3839 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251
Cattle Track Arts Compound is a hidden jewel, an artist colony set on an 11-acre property in Scottsdale along the Arizona Canal, just off McDonald Drive. It’s been a gathering place for artists and creatives for nearly 100 years and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The rustic property’s artistic mission is guided by Janie Ellis, the daughter of George and Rachael Ellis, who built their home there in the 1930s.
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