Changing Minds on Mental Health

“Part of our mission is to spread the idea that mental health is something applicable to everybody,” says Ty Tanioka of Changing Tides, a new organization now hosting an art exhibition at 341 FSN in Little Tokyo.

“Mental health is something that everyone can practice. Everyone deals with stress in their everyday life on an everyday scale.”

At the opening on Feb. 9, the small space on First Street was packed with people who came to see the works of art. The artists are multigenerational, with Sansei like Nancy Uyemura and Mike Murase contributing works, alongside young Nikkei like Moet Kurakata, Erika Kodama and Kendall Tani.

published on February 19, 2019