The Martin Center for the Arts

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1320 W. State of Franklin
Johnson City, TN 37614

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Located in the heart of Johnson City, Tennessee the Martin center provides a beautiful and intimate setting for all performances. The Martin Center for the Arts began as a dream in the 1980s and 1990s in the Johnson City area. In 2013, the state of Tennessee and Board of Regents approved ETSU’s request for a partnership with the City of Johnson City to build a more than $53 million facility that would include performance and instructional spaces for students, faculty, and community.

Fundraising began in 2013 as the ETSU Arts Initiative, propelled by a $3 million gift from Jim Martin and a $1 million pledge from his and Mary’s daughter, Sonia S. King. Ground was broken on the James C. and Mary B. Martin Center for the Arts in September 2017, between the Millennium Center and Bank of Tennessee on State of Franklin Road, across from the university.