I sit down with Kate at the Tara Building and we chat about how we met through the publishing of Durty Words and her Publishing House Durty Books, the importance of Social Spaces, friendship and Community. We also chat about her recent exhibitions and the occupying of a TSB Bank in Cork City.

Kate O' Shea is an artist with a social practice which includes printmaking, arts practice based research, the production of social spaces and publishing. From setting up a social space in the south west of Ireland in 2009 to co-producing SPARE ROOM Art Architecture Activism with Eve Olney in Cork in 2019, Kate's collaborative practice is based on building spaces of solidarity and dialogue in order to explore alternatives to the social relations of capitalism.

In 2018 she published the book Durty Words with graphic designer Victoria Brunetta. With 134 contributors from all over the world, this is the first book of their publishing house: Durty Books. Kate has just completed an MA by Research in Printmaking as a space for solidarity and dialogue at Limerick School of Art and Design. Kate is currently working with Dawn Weleski to develop The People's Kitchen in Cork, Ireland which is being supported by Arts Council Ireland, managed by CREATE. Kate regularly exhibits nationally and internationally.

With Being Earnest, I hope to create a space away from the noise of everyday life and distraction. I hope to offer a place, to listen, to share, to be engaged and hopefully inspired.
Each week I'll be joined by sound people doing great things to have honest and genuine chats.
I hope you enjoy Being Earnest.
Thanks for Listening.
Many more thanks go to the following people:

Location: The Tara Building
Photography: Caitríona Muireann
Music: Chef Brian- LATASHÁ/YouTube Audio Library
Equipment: Colm Ó Raghallaigh
Special Thanks to Jen Butler
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