TABLE OF CONTENTS
Happy City: Art for the People is a six-week, citywide art intervention with the purpose of breaking down personal, emotional and social barriers, while nurturing individual and collective well-being.
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Happiness: A Long View by Deanne Gertner
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Hey Smiley by Matthew Hoffman
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Happiness for Sale by Marsha Mack
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The Neuroscience of Happiness: Confessions of a Depressed Scientist by Nicole Garneau, PhD.
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Godding by Ellin Rosenthal
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A Bow to the Pacific by Jonathan White
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The Happy Place by Emily Vizzo
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A Happy Camper by Kurt Caswell
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Sporting smiles, Samuel Speedily Skateboarded Somewhere Spectacular by Noah Larson
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It Isn’t Magic by Kimberly McClintock
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The Front Porch Project by Amy Lopez, PhD, LCSW
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Peak Happiness by Jethro Black
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Merry Band of Misfits by Nichol Burns
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Caring for the City’s Caretakers: Comprehensive Employee Support & Wellness at the Denver Department of Public
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Cosmic Woman Plants by Sheree Brown
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444 by Julie Farkas
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Safety by Emily Lauck
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Happy by Chloe Toler
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The Feeling of Happiness by Ava Haase
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Lost in a World by Deven Lucero
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Untitled by Jonas Rosenthal
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Theory of Happiness by Alison Child
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Your Dream (part 1) by Mathias Svalina
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Your Dream (part 2) by Mathias Svalina
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Paws for Happiness by Deanne Gertner
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Happy Meals by Deanne Gertner
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Tomato-Colored Glasses by Nash Garton
In addition to the art installations and artist contributions, Happy City offers extensive programming to engage the community.
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Happy Reading and Listening Lists by the Denver Public Library
On view May 18 through June 30, 2018
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Happy Poem Happy Home Pushing Carts Under Your Nose by Molina Speaks
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How to Be Happy (according to your zodiac sign) by Luke Dani Blue
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Symposium by John Cotter and Kevin Caron
The project brings together more than 10 artists’ perspectives to address ideas of happiness and community wellness, in order to imagine a more connected society. The installation sites are located throughout Denver, and include streets, alleyways, billboards, video screens, and Union Station, among others. The project is initiated by British artist Stuart Semple and pays homage to Canadian author Charles Montgomery’s influential publication “Happy City.” Montgomery’s book questions the intersection between urban design and the science of happiness. In response, Happy City: Art for the People provides unexpected art experiences in public spaces with the hope of inciting curiosity and encouraging togetherness. Overall, the project invokes the question – can a city be happy? Happy City: Art for the People is produced by The Denver Theatre District with artistic direction by Black Cube and is a result of collaboration among a number of funding partners, including Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Community First Foundation, Denver Arts & Venues, Downtown Denver Business Improvement District, Downtown Denver Partnership, McWHINNEY, P.S. You Are Here, Sage Hospitality, and VISIT DENVER.