2026 Luminary Arts & Creative Small Business Award Application

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* 1. Business Name:

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* 2. Is your business headquartered in the Kansas City region?

Yes

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* 3. Owner(s) Name(s):

Mr./Ms./They:

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* 4. Business Contact Information

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Business Phone:

Primary Contact Email:

Website:

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* 5. What year was your business founded?

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* 6. How many employees does your business have?

Full time:

Part time:

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* 7. Is your business:

Minority Owned?

Women Owned?

Disabled Owned?

Veteran Owned?

LGBT Owned?

None of the above

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* 8. Please choose a category for your art business. If your business’ work cannot be categorized in any of these ways, please choose "Other," and write a quick detail in the next question field. (Check all that apply.)

Visual

Music

Dance

Theatre

Literature / Poetry

Fashion

Film

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please upload your CV, including biography and artist statement, if applicable.

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* 10. Please describe your business model including brief descriptions of your products/offerings.

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* 11. Please describe your art form including how it’s created and if it’s created by hand.

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* 12. Is the owner or are the employees the source of creative/original work?

Owner

Employees

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Please upload at least 5 work samples and/or samples of products you offer through your business. (Please include all examples in one file up to 16MB. If your file exceeds 16MB please email Vicky Kulikov kulikov@kcchamber.com.)

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* 14. Have there been any major changes in the operating budget from the previous year? If so, please explain. (Feel free to share any substantive financial information.)

2026 Luminary Arts & Creative Small Business Award Application

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* 1. Business Name:

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* 2. Is your business headquartered in the Kansas City region?

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* 3. Owner(s) Name(s):

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* 4. Business Contact Information

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* 5. What year was your business founded?

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* 6. How many employees does your business have?

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* 7. Is your business:

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* 8. Please choose a category for your art business. If your business’ work cannot be categorized in any of these ways, please choose "Other," and write a quick detail in the next question field. (Check all that apply.)

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* 9. Please upload your CV, including biography and artist statement, if applicable.

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* 10. Please describe your business model including brief descriptions of your products/offerings.

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* 11. Please describe your art form including how it’s created and if it’s created by hand.

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* 12. Is the owner or are the employees the source of creative/original work?

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* 13. Please upload at least 5 work samples and/or samples of products you offer through your business. (Please include all examples in one file up to 16MB. If your file exceeds 16MB please email Vicky Kulikov kulikov@kcchamber.com.)

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* 14. Have there been any major changes in the operating budget from the previous year? If so, please explain. (Feel free to share any substantive financial information.)

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* 15. What are the artistic goals of your business?

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* 16. Please describe your business’s achievements in the last three years.

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* 17. How does your creative business support and advocate for the arts in Kansas City?