A small pop-up flea market became an established shop after its founder Destiney Torres noticed that many Riverside-based artists and business owners needed a permanent place to call home.
Torres created Pocket Change Pop-Ups in 2023. Since then she has grown to holding a dozen pop-ups a year, hosting over a hundred artists in total.
She has also found success through her website, where artists can apply to become a vendor, along with a permanent location. This has felt like a dream to Torres, especially when an occupation catered towards selling art has never been the most supported of…