Grafeat
For organizers of recurring Instagram art challenges

Great work deserves to be 
featured.

Grafeat collects your challenge submissions, checks the rules, prepares your carousel and keeps every credit in order. You choose what makes the cut.

Live demo · no sign-upYou run Creative October. It's Day 16, and 184 posts came in.
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Friday, October 16 · Day 16 of 31

Day 16

Last collected 16:38 · checks every 15 minutes
Counted for today when a post has@creativeoctober#creativeoctober2026#creativeoctober2026_day16and was postedOct 16, 00:00–23:59
184 collected today
Everything here meets the Day 16 rules.Tap a work to add it to today's feature.
@anna_draws16:34
@paperandform16:28
october16
@maya_letters16:23
ART
ART
▶Reel 0:16
@jonaspaints16:18
@johnillustrates16:11
@mira.ink16:06
O16
@leo.art16:02
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@sara_type15:58
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@ezra_type15:49
ONE
TWO
@sophiecreates15:46
Oo16
@thequietpen15:41
@markdraws15:36
@inkandmoss15:31
@sara_handmade15:25
@juno_calligraphy15:18
OCT
OBER
▶Reel 0:21
@littlebrushstudio15:15
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@typebyjules15:06
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@studio_lina15:03
@madebyines14:56
@femi_brush14:52
@beatrizinks14:46
@nora_sketches14:42
@pablo.sketchbook14:35
▶Reel 0:12
@line.and.light14:30
@oskarmakes14:25
INK
INK
@lucia.art14:09
@verainks13:58
@emil_calligraphy13:52
@ana_calligraphy13:49
O16
@pablopaints13:43
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@leo.draws13:32
@emil.ink13:28
@clara.draws13:17
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@jonasinks13:04
@albascribbles12:53
@mira.lines12:48
ONE
TWO
@meipaints12:44
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@zoe_letters12:32
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@tarainks12:26
@rosa.draws12:21
@priya.lines12:16
@alba.ink12:12
▶Reel 0:16
@omar.collage12:05
ART
ART
@omar_brush12:01
@iris_calligraphy11:56
@ada.art11:51
@luz_press11:46
▶Reel 0:24
@pablo.art11:38
@sara_brush11:35
@leo_studio11:29
@junopaints11:24
@darioinks11:18
@leo_brush11:11
@adascribbles11:08
@mira.sketchbook11:03
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@zoe.ink10:55
@emil.lines10:47
@tomas.ink10:40
@zoe.collage10:35
letters16
@dario.lines10:31
@omar.draws10:24
INK
INK
@yuki.art10:19
@samimakes10:15
@clarainks10:10
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@oskar.art09:58
@theo.lines09:52
ART
ART
@iris_brush09:42
@pabloscribbles09:25
@mei_letters09:20
ART
ART
▶Reel 0:10
@leo_type09:16
▶Reel 0:09
@elif_handmade09:03
@theo.paper09:00
@luz.art08:53
@ilse.draws08:48
ONE
TWO
@sara_letters08:43
@emil.art08:28
@theoinks08:21
October16
@oskarinks08:17
@jonasmakes08:04
october16
@clara_calligraphy08:01
@kofimakes07:54
@ana_handmade07:48
@noorinks07:38
@kofi_brush07:32
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@juno_handmade07:29
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@elifinks07:18
@clarapaints07:12
@pablo_press07:06
@ana_brush07:02
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@ezra_type06:55
@omar.art06:52
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@kofi_studio06:45
@elif.sketchbook06:39
@iris.paper06:34
@adamakes06:23
@noor_letters06:19
@anapaints06:07
▶Reel 0:15
@sami.art06:01
@anascribbles05:57
O16
@mei.lines05:45
@kai.sketchbook05:42
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@clarascribbles05:36
@tomas_letters05:30
@tomas.draws05:23
@emilpaints05:21
@ilse_handmade05:14
@ada.lines05:02
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@mira_studio04:59
@kofiscribbles04:52
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@luz.draws04:46
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@noor.paper04:43
@omar.ink04:36
@sara_studio04:32
@greta.draws04:21
@hana_brush04:11
@ana.lines04:05
@sara_press04:00
@verascribbles03:54
OCT
OBER
@elifmakes03:49
@emil_handmade03:42
@zoe_calligraphy03:33
@leo_handmade03:27
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@zoe_press03:22
OCT
OBER
@theopaints03:17
@dario.draws03:11
DAY
16
@priya_press02:54
@omarinks02:48
@sami_type02:44
INK
INK
@luz_type02:40
@lucia.sketchbook02:28
@femi_press02:24
@clara.ink02:16
@theo.sketchbook02:13
@tara.collage02:08
@marco_ink02:03
▶Reel 0:27
@kofi.lines01:57
@felix_press01:51
October16
@beatriz.sketchbook01:44
@sarascribbles01:41
@hanamakes01:35
INK
INK
@theo.art01:30
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@femi_calligraphy01:24
@tara.draws01:18
octoberoctoberoctoberoctoberoctober
@milo.collage01:15
October16
@tomas.paper01:08
▶Reel 0:24
@ravi_brush01:04
@priya_handmade00:58
@lucia_type00:52
▶Reel 0:08
@elif.lines00:46
@hanascribbles00:36
@milo_brush00:31
ONE
TWO
@lucia_press00:25
@zoe.paper00:20
@theo.ink00:15
Today's feature0 of 10
Pick up to 10 works for today's carousel
Sample challenge with 184 submissions. Artwork is placeholder; nothing connects to Instagram.Also in the demo: Settings, and duplicating a challenge under the project name.
Collect → Validate → Curate → Credit → Publish

The same ritual, every day of the challenge.

Ten steps, thirty-one times. Grafeat takes the bookkeeping and leaves you the judgment: which work you love, and the order it's shown in.

  1. 1
    Find submissionsCollected from posts that @mention your account
    Automatic
  2. 2
    Check eligibilityEvery post checked against your rules, with the reason shown
    Automatic
  3. 3
    Sort by dayMatched to Day 01–31 by date and daily hashtag
    Automatic
  4. 4
    ReviewA calm gallery of only the eligible work
    You
  5. 5
    ShortlistTap to pick, up to 10 for one carousel
    You
  6. 6
    Verify finalistsOnce per creator, remembered for the whole challenge
    You
  7. 7
    Order selectionsDrag the running order
    You
  8. 8
    Credit creatorsNumbered credits written in slide order
    Automatic
  9. 9
    Compose featureCaption from your template; Reel audio removed if you want
    Automatic
  10. 10
    PublishOne button, or scheduled for later
    You
Rules

It knows what counts for today.

Mention, challenge hashtag, daily hashtag and posting window are checked for every post. Posts that miss a rule are set aside automatically, with the reason. Following the rules is the participant's job, so there's no queue for you to clear.

Credits

Reorder the slides, the credits follow.

The caption's numbered list of artists is tied to the carousel. Move slide 4 to the front and @handle number 4 becomes number 1. Everything else in the caption stays yours to write.

Followers

Verify a creator once.

Instagram doesn't share who follows you, so nothing pretends to. Open a finalist's profile, mark them verified, and they stay verified for the rest of the challenge.

Reels

Reels without the music.

Featured Reels can be republished without their original audio. Set the default once per challenge and change it per Reel.

Next October starts from this one.

Duplicate a finished challenge and the rules, hashtag templates, caption template and publishing defaults come with it. The templates fill in the new year, so there's nothing to retype. Submissions and features stay with the old one.

Creative October 2026Completed
↓ Duplicate
Creative October 2027Draft
✓Submission rulesmention, hashtags, media, window
✓Hashtag templates#{name}{yyyy}_day{dd}
✓Caption templatewith credits and hashtags
✓Selection and publishing defaultsmax 10, manual check, audio
✓Participation textyour repost terms
#creativeoctober2026_day16 → #creativeoctober2027_day16

Straight answers

How does it know which posts belong to today?

A post counts for a day when it mentions your account, uses your challenge hashtag and that day's hashtag, and was posted inside that day's window. You set the rules once; each day inherits them.

What happens to posts that break a rule?

They're set aside automatically, with the reason, like "posted Oct 15, before Day 16 opened". You don't need to review them. Nothing is deleted, so you can still include one if you go looking.

Do I still choose the featured work?

Always. Nothing is ranked or picked for you. The software sorts and checks; the taste is yours.

Do I have to enter my daily prompts?

No. Days are simply Day 01 to Day 31, each with a generated hashtag. Keep publishing your prompt list image as you do now. You can add a title to a day if you want it in the caption.

Can I feature several creators in one post?

Yes. Up to 10, which is Instagram's carousel limit. It's published as a new carousel on your account, with each creator credited.

Will it credit creators in the right order?

Yes. Credits are numbered in slide order and update whenever you reorder or remove a slide.

Can it check that participants follow my account?

No, Instagram doesn't allow that. You verify finalists yourself from a link to their profile, once per creator per challenge. If someone isn't verified you'll see a warning, and you can still publish.

Who is responsible for permission to repost?

You are, through your challenge terms. You can store your participation text in the challenge, and it's referenced when you publish.

Can I reuse my challenge next year?

Duplicate it. Rules, hashtag templates, caption template and publishing settings carry over, and the hashtags fill in the new year.

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