Utah artists wanted to create candy windows for Macy's City Creek

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and an elf wave to families as they arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and an elf wave to families as they arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Santa Claus greets families as he arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santaís arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Centerís 750,000 lights and dÈcor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Crowds of people look at the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Families watch as Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Crowds of people look at the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Meyah Hermann, 7, and Maddox Hermann, 3, of Salt Lake City, look at 'Christmas is Love,' by artist Brian Johnson and Mont Willis during the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Crowds of people look at the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Artist Kaya Monson, 8, looks at 'The Winter Carousel,' which she helped design along with members of the Salt Lake Community College Fashion Institute/Visual Merchandising, during the third annual holiday candy windows at Macyís at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas.

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Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and an elf wave to families as they arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and an elf wave to families as they arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Santa Claus greets families as he arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santaís arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Centerís 750,000 lights and dÈcor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Crowds of people look at the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Families watch as Santa Claus arrives at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Santa's arrival marks the beginning of the downtown holiday season, along with City Creek Center's 750,000 lights and décor, choreographed holiday fountain and fire shows, and animated storybook lanterns along the creek. To add to its holiday traditions, City Creek Center will debut a new storybook lantern with a Zoetrope animation of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Crowds of people look at the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Meyah Hermann, 7, and Maddox Hermann, 3, of Salt Lake City, look at 'Christmas is Love,' by artist Brian Johnson and Mont Willis during the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Crowds of people look at the third annual holiday candy windows at Macy's at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Artist Kaya Monson, 8, looks at 'The Winter Carousel,' which she helped design along with members of the Salt Lake Community College Fashion Institute/Visual Merchandising, during the third annual holiday candy windows at Macyís at City Creek Center Thursday November 20, 2014. Six local artists were chosen to design window displays that will be made entirely out of candy. The displays will be up through Christmas.

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

· July 7, 2015 2:57 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2015, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

It's time for Utah artists to be thinking about Christmas and candy.

The Macy's store at Salt Lake City's City Creek Center, 21 S. Main St., is once again putting out the call for artists to submit designs for its candy-filled Christmas windows — a holiday tradition that goes back to the store's days as ZCMI. (Take a look at this gallery of last year's windows.)

Six artists will be chosen to design and create a giant holiday ornament made entirely of candy. The artist must create and install the candy creation. Macy's will provide the materials — starting with a 42-inch wide Styrofoam ball — and promote the artists' bio and website.

Artists are asked to submit a rendering and brief description of their design, a brief description of their artistic background, and a short essay about why they want to be involved in the candy window project. Entries will be judged on feasibility and theme.

The six selected artists will install their works from Nov. 2 to Nov. 18. The windows will be on display Nov. 19 to Jan. 2.

Deadline for entries is Aug. 1. Send entries to Chad Young at Macy's: Chad.young@macys.com.