MARTIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

 
 

Martin Center for the Arts

COMPLETION YEAR:
2020

LOCATION:
Johnson City, TN

SIZE:
89,920 SF

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Planned to offer expanded and modern facilities for East Tennessee State University’s Fine Arts Programs, the facility is the primary educational and performance venue for the Music and Theater departments of ETSU. It hosts a recital hall, theater for 1,200, black box studio theater, music rehearsal and classrooms, theater classrooms, scene and costume shops, and faculty offices/administration.

The project not only serves the university but also hosts community programs in its large auditorium in shared use with the city of Johnson City. Placed on a main thoroughfare and adjacent to the city's regional conference center/hotel complex, the new facility commands important visibility for arts and provides a robust civic center for events and performances.

While the main purpose of the facility achieve the “Arts Initiatives” of the University, in the town/gown planning process, the new facility was designed to meet both the educational demands of the University, as well as the aspirations of the region as a whole.

PHOTOGRAPHY: © Jennie Andrews / MHM

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