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Child Support

918-453-5444
CN Child Support Services P.O. Box 557 Tahlequah, OK 74465

Art Contest

For 2024, the Office of Child Support Service is holding a Child Support Awareness Month Art Contest.  Custodial parents please encourage your children to participate in this fun and engaging opportunity.

There are three age groups for the contest with all instructions provided on the official entry form.

Age Group 0-6 Directions

Age Group 7-12 Directions

Age Group 13-19 Directions

  • Complete ONLY ONE coloring page provided with the entry form.
  • May use any materials listed in the official rules
  • Entry form MUST be submitted with artwork.
  • Create a drawing based on the prompt: “Draw what makes you happy.”
  • May use any materials listed in the official rules.
  • Entry form MUST be submitted with artwork.
  • Create a drawing based on the prompt: “Draw what makes you happy.”
  • May use any materials listed in the official rules.
  • Entry form MUST be submitted with artwork.
  • MUST include a short poem or at least a paragraph about your drawing.

 

Four children may be submitted on each entry form; for more children use additional entry forms. 

Form Instructions

Please complete the official entry form, all fields required.  Please list each child’s first and last name, including their year and month of birth, and mark their age category.  Please mark if your phone is a mobile number or other and if you authorize text messages.  Artist name MUST be written on the artwork.


Art Requirements

Complete a drawing based on the age group directions using only the approved materials including finger paints, crayons, markers, colored pencils, paints, pastels, decoupage, or collage. 

Entries should be submitted on paper not to exceed 11” x 17”.  A short poem or paragraph for age group 13-19 MUST be submitted handwritten or typed on a standard size notebook paper or 8.5” x 11” paper.

Entry forms and accompanying art will need to be delivered by close of business August 23, 2024, to:

  • Main office: 1511 Ketcher Street, Tahlequah, OK 74464
  • By appointment only to one of our satellite offices.
  • Mailed to P.O. Box 557, Tahlequah, OK 74465.  Postage paid envelopes will be provided on request.
  • Electronic submissions not accepted.

For questions, to request a postage paid envelope, or schedule an appointment to drop off entry please call (918) 453-5444. Coloring sheets and entry forms are available for download below.


Prizes and Delivery

First, second and third place winners selected in each of the three age groups; prizes as follows:

  • First Place: $30 gift card and a collection of age-appropriate art supplies.
  • Second Place: $20 gift card.
  • Third Place: $10 gift card.
  • All participants will receive a certificate.

Custodians of the winners may be notified by phone.  Prizes will be presented at a convenient time and location by the Director of Cherokee Nation Office of Child Support Services.  A group photograph with the winning piece of art may be posted to Cherokee Nation social media and may be released to other media outlets and websites.

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