(OKLAHOMA CITY - Oct. 21) The Oklahoma Bar Association is looking for the next Steven Spielberg! New to this year’s annual Law Day contests, students can create a three-minute-or-less video that captures the legacy left behind by our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. The videos may be uploaded to the OBA’s YouTube group page. So get those cameras rolling and create the next blockbuster for the chance to win $500.

The OBA is still offering its annual art and writing contests for students in pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. Students will have the opportunity to win cash prizes of up to $250 for their entries.

All entries must be received at the Oklahoma Bar Center in Oklahoma City by Dec. 12, 2008.

Full contest details and entry forms are available online.

The theme for this year’s contest is “A Legacy of Liberty: Celebrating Lincoln’s Bicentennial.” Judging is based on originality and interpretation of the theme.

For the traditional Law Day art and writing contests, first, second and honorable mention awards will be given for each grade. First- and second-place winners receive cash prizes and a framed award certificate. One $250 grand prize will be awarded as a bonus to the best overall individual entry chosen from all grade levels.

Students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and transitional first grade may enter a coloring contest. The coloring sheets are available for download online.

First and second graders may enter the drawing contest while third and fourth graders may enter the collage contest.

Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders may enter a diorama or a creative writing contest.

Ninth through 12th grade students may enter the “creative free for all” contest. Entries can be an original piece of artwork from any medium or a piece of creative writing that relates to the contest theme.

Law Day, an annual nationwide event designated by the U.S. Congress in 1958, is celebrated with events on or around May 1 to raise public awareness of American law and its valuable impact on the lives of U.S. citizens. The idea for Law Day was conceived by the late Hicks Epton, a Wewoka attorney and OBA past president.