{"id":122963,"date":"2025-10-31T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=122963"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:07:35","slug":"makers-market-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/living\/makers-market-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Makers Market returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FROM JEWELLERS and artists through to a perfumery and rug designer, Newtown\u2019s Rutland Street is a hive of creatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Formerly known as Big Boom Gallery, the Rutland Street Makers have created their own market, with the monthly event bringing them all together.<\/p>\n<p>Returning this Saturday (November1), the makers market is an opportunity for the creatives within the precinct to open their studios and for the community to discover what they do.<\/p>\n<p>Best in Show Photography\u2019s Jane Dunning said they have some great talent within the building and everything is all really high quality and handcrafted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything will be on display for the market and we\u2019re the perfect one-stop shop for Christmas presents,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can come to the market, and you can come any other day also.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rutland Street Precinct has long been a space for creatives to come together outside of their homes and work in a collaborative environment.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Dunning said it\u2019s the community element of the collective that makes it so great to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about an arts community and I think that\u2019s something Geelong is big on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such a beautiful creative space and people seeing that community and supporting it, I think it\u2019s really important rather than the big chains, it\u2019s all handmade and very special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coming market will run at 5 Rutland Street, Newtown from 10am until 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, head to <strong>@rutlandmakersmarket<\/strong> on Instagram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FROM JEWELLERS and artists through to a perfumery and rug designer, Newtown\u2019s Rutland Street is a hive of creatives. 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