Fifth Annual NAMI Wake County
Celebration of Courage
Celebrate the Hope, Recovery. amd Courage
of People with Mental illness
installation art exhibit
Recreation of Van Gogh's Painting "Irises"
One Thousand Flowers Recreating Van Gogh's Painting,
April 10 - 13
Across from Rex Hospital
Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC
Stop by and purchase an iris or an earth-friendly "Irises" shopping tote.
Your support will help NAMI Wake County continue to support, advocate, and educate on behalf of people
with mental illness.  As volunteers, we provide trained facilitators for family and consumer support groups
and for classes for family members.  We host educational meetings and work with law enforcement officers
and Wake County Human Services in a program called Crisis Intervention Team program.  As informed
advocates, we work for improved care and services.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
by clicking here
2010
Sponsors
Holly Hill Hospital
Leader
Ally
Ann & Gerry Akland
Robin Allen
Carter Printing & Graphics, Inc.
Stephen Driggers
Crystal Farrow
Alice Y. Goode
Emmett Haywood
Louise & Robert Jordan
Sara Lynn Kennedy
Drs. Dan Livingstone & Patricia Palmer
Dr. Assad Meymandi
Dr. Frederick Miller
Christine M. Ryan
Silber Psychological
Wellness Supports
Whole Foods
Rep. Jennifer Weiss  NC House Dist. 35
CASA
Defender
Leader
Frank and C.J., LLC

Vincent van Gogh is known today as a great
painter and one of the pioneers of
Expressionism in art. During his lifetime he
rarely managed to sell any of his paintings and
was supported by his brother Theo. It was not
until shortly before his death that the art world
gave him any recognition. Today his paintings
are worth $Millions and hang in many of the
great art galleries of the world.
Vincent was born in The Netherlands in 1853
and went to Brussels in 1881 to study art. He
painted his first masterpiece 'The Potato
Eaters' in 1885 and later moved to Paris to
advance his art studies. He settled in provincial
Arles where he produced many of his [now]
famous works eg: 'Sunflowers' and 'The
Bridge' in 1888.   Vincent showed signs of
mental disturbance and after a fight with a
fellow painter, Gauguin, cut off part of his own
ear. He spent time [1889-90] in an asylum but
continued to produce great works of art. He
shot himself at the scene of his last painting
'Cornfields with Flight of Birds' in 1890.
...... turn the sound on.!!!
If you didn't know before - now you will know
what the song 'Vincent' is all about.  Don
McLean wrote Vincent (Starry Starry Night)
in the fall of 1970.  To hear the song while
viewing a collection of his beautiful paintings.  
It is part of an art and creative writing lesson
plan for patients at Mississipi State Hospital at
Whitfield.  Click Here