diff --git a/app/api/admin/artworks/[id]/feature/route.ts b/app/api/admin/artworks/[id]/feature/route.ts
index 5c41b8d..ce1f91c 100644
--- a/app/api/admin/artworks/[id]/feature/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/admin/artworks/[id]/feature/route.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,78 @@ export async function PATCH(
   const { id } = await params
   
 
-  // TASK FOR DEV:
-  // 1. Get user ID from session (MUST be admin).
-  // 2. Find the artwork by its ID
-  // 3. Update the artwork's relevant field in the DB
-  // 4. Update metadata i.e. the updatedAt field
-  // 5. Return the relevant status code for a PATCH
-  // 6. 5. Create an AdminAction: action_type='USER_EDITED', admin_id=adminId, artwork_id=id, metadata={ oldUserId: '...', newUserId: newUserId }
+  try {
+
+    // 1. Get user ID from session (MUST be admin).
+    const session = await getServerSession(authOptions);
+
+    // if the user isn't logged in at all, send error message 
+    if (!session?.user?.id) {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: 'Unauthorized Action: Please Login' }, 
+        { status: 401 }
+        );
+    }
+
+    // if the user is logged in, but isn't an admin, send error message
+    if (session.user.role !== 'ADMIN') {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: 'Forbidden: Requires admin privileges' },
+        { status: 403 }
+        );
+    }
+
+    // 2. Find the artwork by its ID
+    const artwork = await prisma.Artwork.findUnique({
+        where: { id },
+        });
+
+        if (!artwork) {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+            { error: "Artwork not found." },
+            { status: 404 }
+        );
+        }
+
+        const oldFeaturedValue = artwork.featured;
+
+    // 3. Update the artwork's relevant field in the DB
+    // 4. Update metadata i.e. the updatedAt field
+    const featured = true;
+    const [updatedFeaturedStatus] = await prisma.$transaction([
+        prisma.Artwork.update({ 
+            where: {id} 
+            data: { 
+                featured, 
+                updated_at: new Date()
+            }
+        }), 
+
+    // 6. Create an AdminAction: action_type='USER_EDITED', admin_id=adminId, artwork_id=id, metadata={ oldUserId: '...', newUserId: newUserId }
+        prisma.adminAction.create({ 
+            data: { 
+                id: session.user.id, 
+                created_at: new Date(),
+                action_type: ARTWORK_FEATURED,
+                metadata: { "old featured value: ": oldFeaturedValue, 
+                            "new featured value: ": true }
+            }
+        }) 
+    ]); 
+
+    return NextResponse.json (updatedFeaturedStatus, {status: 200}); 
+} catch (err) 
+{ 
+    console.error("Error setting featured artwork", err); 
+    return new NextResponse ( 
+        "Internal Server Error", 
+        { status: 500 }
+    )
+}
+
+
+
+  
 
   return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Not Implemented' }, { status: 501 });
 }