The South LA Promise Zone showcases it's resilience through multiple art forms, such as dancing, painting, and much more. When many think of art, they may not consider vending to fall under this category due to restrictive expectations of what art is. Common discourse does not typically view vending as creative nor artistic and continues to push a narrative as vending as a threat to public space-especially in Los Angeles. Little research has been done to investigate vending as art. Hence, vending is an unrecognized art. Vendors, those at markets and street vendors, are both business owners and artists.

Vendors must skillfully showcase their products, whether that are selling food, clothes, or handmade items, to the public. The images above show how fruit was arranged to showcase its vibrant colors. Also, the placement of toy cars, individually placed side by side into neat rows show how they were displayed purposefully. Storefronts and vendors both offer different experiences. Vendors engage customers in ways permanent storefronts cannot as many chain stores are limited in their creativity due to store policies and standards.