Art Forms & Theatre Concepts (AFTC) is the premier African-American theatre company in South Carolina.
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🎭 30TH ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISER

Saturday, July 26, 2025
582 Rutledge Avenue
6:00pm

Join us for an unforgettable evening honoring AFTC’s rich legacy.

With a $50 donation, enjoy delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres, great company, and help support the next 30 years of inspiring performances!

Celebrate three decades of bold, community-rooted theatre with Art Forms & Theatre Concepts, Inc. Join us for an unforgettable evening honoring AFTC’s powerful legacy of elevating Black voices, creating space for untold stories, and bringing soul-stirring performances to Charleston and beyond.

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Art Gilliard

Founding Artistic Director

Founding artistic director, Arthur LeRoy Gilliard, is a native of Charleston, South Carolina, and is known for his featured roles in the 1991 television movie, Brother Future, and the 1985 television mini-series, North and South. Widely recognized as an anchor of the local cultural community, Art Gilliard’s work as an actor, director, playwright, and teacher has been critical in advancing African American voices and championing Black theatre in the Lowcountry.