There has been extensive media coverage across Wales of the centennial exhibition at Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw.
In the arts programme Stiwdio on BBC Radio Cymru on 20 February, presenter Nia Roberts interviewed Jonah’s children Peter and Naomi, Nia Roberts (contemporary arts curator at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw; no relation to the presenter), Robin Llywelyn (grandson of Clough Williams-Ellis and manager of Portmeirion) and the sculptor Meic Watts, who for several years shared a workshop with Jonah near Penrhyndeudraeth. (The TV clip is no longer available.)
Aired on 12 February and presented by Angharad Mair, S4C’s evening magazine television programme Heno paid a visit to the exhibition and included interviews with Peter, Gwyn Jones (director of Plas Glyn-y-Weddw) and Meic Watts. (The TV clip is no longer available.)
A few days before the exhibition, the Welsh-language Yr Herald Cymraeg carried a feature by Eryl Crump. Click this link for the article.
The day the exhibition opened, 26 January, the Western Mail Weekend magazine carried a full-spread feature by Jenny White about the show titled Celebrating Jonah Jones’ centenary. Click this link to read the article (best viewed at 100% zoom).
Another full-spread feature by Non Tudur appeared in the 7 February issue of the Welsh-language magazine Golwg. Click this link for the article (a small part of the scan on page 2 is hard to read).
