701 Center for Contemporary Art

Michael Nye -Fine Line: Mental Health|Mental Illness presented by the South Carolina Hospital Association and 701 Center for Contemporary Art

March 11 – April 25, 2010, Gallery Hours – Second Floor

Opening Reception: March 11, 2010, 7-9 P.M. $5 suggested donation for non-members (free for 701 CCA members)

Fine Line: Mental Health/Mental Illness is a documentary of voices,stories, and black-and-white photographic portraits of everyday people living with mental illness. This powerful exhibition confronts the stereotypes and reveals the courage and fragility of people living with mental illness.

Michael Nye exhibition sponsors:  South Carolina Hospital Association, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, South Carolina PSI Facilities

Michael Nye

Fine Line Events – Part of the Fine Line Speaker Series:

March 16 – 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. – An Evening with the Artist with Michael Nye – Sponsored by: SCHA

March 23 – 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. – Mental Health America (MHA) of South Carolina: Client Recovery Poetry Reading – Sponsored by: MHA

March 30 – 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Mid Carolina “In Our Own Voice” – Sponsored by: NAMI Mid Carolina

April 1-April 25 Art of Recovery, a program from DMH-SC, will have a select collection featured in the artist’s loft (2nd floor of 701 Whaley Street).

April 6 – 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. - Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness in Children- Featured Speaker: Gariane Gunter, MD, Clinical Psychiatrist – Sponsored by: SCHA

April 10 – 1:00 – 2:30 P.M. - A Performance from UNBOUND Dance Company – Sponsored by: 701 CCA

April 13 – 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. – Mental Illness Among the Homeless: Stories & Experiences of the Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. – Featured speakers: Liz Green, Lawrence Haynes – Sponsored by: MIRCI

April 20 – 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. – SC SHARE Client Stories, Experiences, and Recovery – Sponsored by: SC SHARE