Update on the K-Art Category
Hello, this is the KOOM Challenge team.
Thank you sincerely to everyone who showed interest in the K-Art category and shared their work and stories with us.
Our guidance on how to participate and what qualified for K-Art was not as clear as it should have been, and submissions fell short of what we had hoped for. After a thorough review of this season's program direction, including where our communication fell short, we have decided to close the K-Art category. We offer our sincere apology to everyone who was looking forward to it.
We will be reaching out individually to K-Art participants as a gesture of our sincere apology.
K-Film and K-Pop&Dance will proceed as planned, with submissions closing on October 4, 2026.
We remain committed to making KOOM Challenge better, and will keep guiding you carefully every step of the way.
KOOM Challenge Team
Challenge K-Art
Tell us about your dream through a photo and your story.
What you win
Only one Grand Prize winner is selected in K-Art. That winner receives about $2,000 (subject to exchange rate fluctuations) worth of benefits below — a chance to bring your KOOM to life in Manhattan.
Winners outside the U.S. may choose to use part of their prize for round-trip airfare. Prize payments will be announced separately after KOOM Week (Oct 12-18).
- About $2,000 worth of benefits
- 1-month exhibition and artwork sales opportunity at New York gallery SPACE776 (subject to change)
- An opportunity to speak on the KOOM stage.
How to enter
01
Create
Post an original photo about Dream — a dream while sleeping, a hope you hold, a look or taste you pursue, or any wish that makes you think “I wish it were like this.” Write the story behind it. There is no limit on the number of photos or the length of your story.
02
Post
Publish both on a public Instagram account in your own name. Keep likes, comments, views, and other counts public. Add @koom_challenge as a collaborator, tag @artue.io, plus #koomchallenge and #koomart.
03
Submit
Send that Instagram post URL here and answer a few questions.
Have questions?
Read the FAQ, or contact us and we'll help you get started.