community project
2BFOUND
2BFound is a Bristol-based creative community project exploring new ways to connect creatives across different disciplines, create more opportunities, and help more creative people and their work be discovered.Whether you're a professional, a hobbyist, just starting out or have been creating for years, the idea is simple:
- EVERY CREATIVE SOUL DESERVES TO BE FOUND. -
THE IDEA
What is 2BFound?
The creative world is full of people with different skills, experiences and ideas, but we don't always have the chance to cross paths.2BFound aims to create more ways for creatives from different disciplines to discover each other, exchange knowledge and skills, collaborate, and access opportunities beyond their usual circles.It's not about having all the answers from day one. It's about bringing people together and seeing what we can build from there.At the heart of the idea are four simple things:
- CONNECT · LISTEN · SUPPORT · DISCOVER -
THE WHY
Why another creative page?
There are already so many amazing creative communities, often built around particular disciplines, styles or interests. 2BFound isn't here to replace them.I started wondering what could happen if we created more connections between those communities too.A photographer meeting a musician. An illustrator working with a fashion designer. A maker discovering someone with a completely different skill set.Sometimes one new connection can lead to a collaboration, an opportunity, a new audience or simply a new way of thinking.
- We are all pieces of a bigger creative puzzle. -
BEHIND THE IDEA
Who's behind this?
I am a Bristol-based artist and the person behind 2BFound.I've spent more than 15 years working across different parts of the creative world.
My journey hasn't followed one straight path. I've created, taught, managed, changed direction, moved countries and started again.Along the way, I've met so many creative people with completely different backgrounds and journeys, and it made me wonder:
What if I could create something more with other creatives?
Instead of leaving it as another idea in my head, I decided to give it a try. That's where 2BFound began.
THE JOURNEY
Where are we heading?
2BFound is still at the beginning.Right now, I'm speaking with creatives, gathering survey responses and learning more about the experiences and challenges people face before deciding exactly what this project should become.I'm already exploring possibilities including creative meetups, shared pop-up spaces, cross-discipline collaborations, workshops, skill sharing, creative spotlights and shared opportunities.These are starting points, not a fixed plan. The aim is to test ideas, learn what genuinely helps and gradually build from there.
YOUR VOICE
Help shape 2BFound
If you're a creative, I want your experiences to be part of this from the beginning.The Creative Community Survey is helping me understand the challenges creatives face, the support and opportunities already available, what's missing, and what people would genuinely find useful.Whether you're a professional, hobbyist, student, beginner or somewhere in between, your perspective matters.The survey takes around 8–10 minutes.
Follow @2bfound.uk to join the journey.