On last Friday’s (April 26) Up Close Show, host Gary Daigneault sat down to discuss all things recreation with Clayton Rardon and Jakub Kusmieruk of the Yucca Valley Recreation Department.
In 2022, the Yucca Valley Town Council adopted a public art policy to encourage beautification and engagement with art. Clayton Rardon of the Yucca Valley Recreation Department noted how public art has become more prevalent in town since then.
“We’ve done a piece of art to enhance the 5th edition of our Yucca Valley Film Festival last November. We have a new installation at the Yucca Valley Branch Library by Gubby Beck; it’s a sculpture called Infinite Connection. And next week, we are installing utility box digital wraps.
The Utility Box Program was created to help beautify blank spaces across Yucca Valley. After an initial Call for Artists, the designs were posted online for community review before the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Commission selected final pieces that can soon be spotted all over town.
“Chloe Allred has a couple of really cool paintings that have been converted into digital media to be wrapped onto boxes. Those will be near the Tesla chargers and Grocery Outlet. There’s a fun graphic design by Julie Peasley over on the utility box by Panda Express and Taco Bell. It has lots of cool bright colors and geometric shapes.”
The digital wrap installation process on the utility boxes will begin this week, to be finished in early May.
