Our comic writer and exhibition’s lead organizer Edward Gunawan talks with Christopher Beale for The Bay Area Reporter.

We are grateful for the support and for the opportunity to collectively increase mental health conversations — click here to read.

Join our month-long exhibition that will feature a family-friendly collaborative painting activity and panel discussions with mental health professionals and local Bay Area writers who engage in mental health topics in their work. Local organizations offering mental health services are also tabling during key event dates to share resources and information.

Click here to RSVP for these special events:

• Oct1: Opening Reception

  With a special reading by Bay Area writers Dawn Angelicca Barcelona and Hannah Wastyk

• Oct 8: Mental Health Professionals Discussion

  Featuring representatives from Asian Health Services and NAMI San Francisco

• Oct 13: Collaborative Painting with Justice Murals at Lincoln Summer Nights

  A fun family-friendly collaborative painting activity — supplies and materials provided, no experience necessary

• Oct 29: Writers Discussion Panel

  Featuring Bay Area poets Michelle Lin and Christine No