The Baker Martin Creative Commons features a beautiful green space where students can gather, study and relax.
The place on campus that unites the Fine Arts Building, the Megan and Victor Boschini Music Center and the J.M. Moudy Visual Arts and Communication Buildings is not only a beautiful green space, but also a vibrant intersection of creativity and collaboration, and it will now be known as the Baker Martin Creative Commons. Named for Louella Baker Martin and her late husband, Nicholas Martin, visionary supporters of the arts, a displayed plaque will commemorate the Martins’ generous support and enduring legacy rooted in faith, education and service.
“The Baker Martin Creative Commons is a prominent spot on TCU’s campus for creativity or quiet reflection by the fountain,” said Amy Hardison Tully, Teresa Ann Carter King Dean of the College of Fine Arts.
“It is fitting that this beautiful area of campus is named in honor of the Baker Martin family, whose legacy includes their love of horticulture and green spaces, shaping the aesthetic of the Fort Worth community.”
A fourth-generation Fort Worth native, Martin comes from a family deeply committed to shaping the cultural and civic life of the city. Her grandfather, James Baker, helped build the original First United Methodist Church, and her father, Edward L. Baker Sr., served on TCU’s Board of Trustees for more than 20 years. Alongside her late husband, Nicholas Martin, she championed many of Fort Worth’s cornerstone institutions, including the Fort Worth Symphony, Boys & Girls Clubs and the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, among others.
Aerial view of the Baker Martin Creative Commons.
Martin’s steadfast support for the arts has enriched the TCU community through her generous support of the Ed Landreth Hall renovation and has extended to the broader community through her board service with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
“Now, the Martins’ legacy lives on at TCU in a space that will inspire generations of artists and creative leaders,” Tully said.
Following the private ribbon-cutting ceremony, you’re invited to attend “A New Voice Born: TCU Steinway Piano Inauguration Recital,” a special concert featuring School of Music piano faculty and invited guest artists performing on our new Steinway piano.