A Notice For Our Creators

A new home
for your work.

BentArt is being consolidated into BentBox Folio — the photography section of BentBox, built for artistic, safe-for-work content. Showcase, promote and sell your work, all from one URL.

Why we're doing this

One platform.
One audience.
One catalogue.

This is a strategic consolidation. Artistic, safe-for-work content has long sat in two separate places — BentArt on one side, BentBox Folio on the other — serving the same creators and the same audience from two different addresses.

Bringing it all together on BentBox Folio means a single catalogue, a single audience, and a single URL creators can put their name on. Folio is the photography section of BentBox, hosted at folio.bentbox.co — a clean, editorial space to publish, be discovered, and sell directly.

No mature content, no age gate — so the URLs work everywhere. And concentrating investment, traffic and product development in one place means a stronger platform for the work, and a bigger audience for the creators on it.

What changes, what doesn't

A different surface.
The same idea.

Folio isn't a replacement — it's a more focused version of what BentArt was always trying to be. Here's what carries over, and what's new.

What you keep

The things that mattered on BentArt still matter on Folio — only better supported.

  • Direct sales to your audience. Set any price. Get paid out the same way.
  • Your creative control. No algorithm gating, no subscription wall.
  • The same operational model. Independent platform, transparent commission, no investors, no acquisition.
  • SFW first. Folio is photography-only, no mature content — the same line BentArt drew.

What's new on Folio

Folio brings things BentArt didn't have, on a platform we can actively invest in.

  • A clean, editorial profile at folio.bentbox.co/yourname — a real portfolio URL.
  • Public, indexable. Search engines find you, no age gate to navigate.
  • Wider audience. Folio is positioned to send brands, agencies and new audiences your way.
  • Active development. Folio is where new features land — sales tools, profile features, payouts improvements.

How to move

Three steps to be
live on Folio.

We're asking creators to set up fresh on Folio rather than auto-migrating — the two platforms are different enough that a direct copy wouldn't do your work justice. For most people, this is a chance to curate, not a chore.

i

Create your BentBox account

Free, takes a minute. If you already have a BentBox account, just sign in — your Folio profile lives on the same login. Sign up here.

ii

Publish your work as Boxes

Upload the photo sets, print packs or presets you want to bring across. Mark them SFW and they appear on your Folio profile immediately, ready to share and sell.

iii

Share your new URL

Your Folio profile lives at folio.bentbox.co/yourname. Put it on a CV, in a social bio, in a pitch email — one clean link that works everywhere.

Timeline

You have time. Here's what to expect.

Now

Folio is open

Sign up to BentBox and start your Folio profile today. No waiting list, no application.

Transition

BentArt stays online

BentArt remains reachable so you can download anything you want to keep and rebuild on Folio at your own pace.

Shutdown date

BentArt closes

We'll email every BentArt creator with the exact date well in advance. After that, bentart.co will redirect to Folio.

One platform. One URL.
One place to grow.

Open a free BentBox account, publish your first Box, and your Folio profile goes live the same day. No subscription. No application. Just a clean URL for the work you've been making all along.

Questions & answers

What BentArt creators
are asking.

Why is BentArt closing? +
It's a strategic decision to consolidate all of our artistic, safe-for-work content onto a single platform. BentArt and BentBox Folio have effectively been serving the same creators and the same audience from two different addresses. Bringing them together on BentBox Folio means one catalogue, one audience, and concentrated investment in the platform — better URLs, better discoverability, better sales tools.
What is BentBox Folio, exactly? +
Folio is the photography section of BentBox, at folio.bentbox.co. It's a clean, editorial space for photographers and content creators to publish their portfolio and sell their work — no mature content, no age gate, so the URLs work everywhere: on a CV, in a social bio, in a pitch email, in a search result. Learn more about Folio.
Will my BentArt content move automatically? +
No. The two platforms are structured differently enough that an automatic migration wouldn't do your work justice. We're asking creators to set up a fresh Folio profile and re-publish the work they want to bring across. Most creators find this a useful chance to curate — bringing over their strongest sets, leaving the rest behind.
Can I still download my BentArt files? +
Yes. BentArt will stay online in a transition period specifically so you have time to download anything you want to keep and rebuild it on Folio at your own pace. We'll send a separate email with the exact dates and any direct-download tools we add to help.
Can I sell on Folio? +
Yes — that's the whole point. Folio runs on the full BentBox sales infrastructure. Set any price, sell directly to your audience, get paid out the same way as on the main marketplace. No subscriptions, no algorithm gating, no platform locking your audience away.
What does it cost? +
Nothing to start. Creating a BentBox account is free and the Folio surface is included. BentBox earns from a transparent commission on sales — the same model that's powered the marketplace since 2015. No subscriptions, no monthly fees, no setup costs.
I have a question that isn't here. +
Email us at info@bentart.co and we'll get back to you.