Opportunities & Events

Changemakers

Location: Wales | Start Date: 24/07/2024

Summary:

We’re highlighting older people that have challenged stereotypes of ageing or have been trailblazers in their fields. Do you know someone 50+ who has made a difference to you, locally, or in Wales? Then why not nominate them and tell us how they’ve made a difference.

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As part of its programme highlighting creativity in older age, Age Cymru celebrates those people challenging typical stereotypes of ageing. Age Cymru has nominated the internationally renowned painter, printmaker, and author Mary Lloyd Jones as its first Changemaker, an accolade that celebrates those people who have not only challenged ageing stereotypes but who have also trailblazed in their fields of creativity. Mary was born in 1934 and grew up in Devil’s Bridge near Aberystwyth. Her works have been described as multilayered using devices that reflect an interest in the beginnings of language, including early man-made marks and the ogham and bardic alphabets. Mary says her work draws on the influence of ancient cultures and languages and holds a particular preoccupation with the context of her own landscape. In previous years she has received two honorary fellowships to Trinity College Carmarthen and Aberystwyth University and an Honorary Doctorate of the University of Wales, Cardiff. Nominate your Changemaker If you know an older person like Mary who has defied ageing stereotypes and who has trailblazed in their field, why not nominate them to Age Cymru’s Changemakers project. Your Changemaker will be celebrated alongside Mary in an online exhibition and may be shared on social media and in the press. Call Age Cymru on 0300 303 44 98 or email gwanwyn@agecymru.org.uk for a nomination form. https://bit.ly/AC-Gwanwyn