Summit County Public Art Board's Favorite Local Pieces // Yambow

In this recent blog series, we have been featuring Summit County Public Art Board Member’s favorite local art pieces. See Summit County public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special according to our Summit County Public Art Board members. Once you’ve read our blog, go experience these public art pieces for yourself! 

In this blog post we feature a favorite from Summit County Public Art Board member, Teresa Tackman.  

Her favorite Summit County Public Art piece is the somewhat recently created Yambo, by Day Christiansen. 

Yambow is a metal mobile art installation that consists of brass and bronze oak, maple and aspen leaves that are of different colors, located at the South Summit Service Building in Kamas. 

Teresa notes that “being able to contribute to a piece of art in a place where the community can enjoy it is amazing.”  She loved the experience of working with the Board, artist and other stakeholders to bring this project to fruition. 

Back in 2018, the Summit County Art Advisory Board selected Utah artist Day Christensen to build the sculpture after receiving nearly two dozen applicants. 

Day’s piece that hangs in the foyer, from the ceiling, at the South Summit Services building is a beautiful sculpture with hundreds of colorful leaves and grasses that shimmer throughout the high space of the main lobby. 

“There’s lots of flora and fauna represented. Oak and maple, aspens, spruce leaves. Those will represent the natural beauty of the Kamas Valley, while grasses and alfalfa will reflect the agricultural landscapes.  Yambow means “valley of the herbs” and is the name the Ute Indians gave the Kamas Valley.” notes Jocelyn Scudder, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County, and admin to the Summit County Public Art Advisory Board. 

The sculpture is colorful, engaging and represents the local landscape and agriculture history very well. 

Learn more about the Summit County Art Board here. Go see Yambow in person at the South Summit Services building at 110 N Main St, Kamas, UT. 

Thanks to SCPAAB member Teresa Tackman for the insight. Stay tuned for more Summit County public art favorites in the coming months.