BRAIDWOMAN™ takes up poetry with space - ala braided santuaries™ …

reading ‘poetics of space’ by x & ‘colors of film” by x …

braiding a concept, developed in 2024 - in response, to creating a home and learning the homes of myself.

what would a sanctuary, of a studio look like - embraided, with my soulful desires; unfiltered, by presence of another …

maybe, you’ll find out …

braided sanctuaries the series, is kindly supported by the oklahoma visual arts coalition, the foundation of contemporary arts, arts unlimited and the adelaide foundation where the housing series ‘braidwoman’ premiered, for women’s history month.

exploring my practice as a contemporary artist, exploring sculpture and hair braiding in context to the film canvas.

… and I’m so honored & Grateful, to have a home of my own to do so …

most fully.

BRAIDWOMAN™ - Activation 1.2: Braided Sanctuaries™

This short film activation by Joanne Petit-Frère returns with Cycle II of Braided Sanctuaries™, a new architectural poetic fruition of the emerging within the BRAIDWOMAN cinematic series.

Expanding the sculptural language of braiding as architecture, memory, and ritual performance, Activation 1.2 marks the next movement following the premiere of BRAIDWOMAN™ at Adelaide Fringe Fest at Mercury Cinema in March 2026.

One-time virtual screening
April 11, 3PM EST

… new Screening Reservations, listed under BRAIDWOMAN Events.

Opening Tuesdays 3p …

Closing Fridays 10p.

Presented by JoGoesWest Studios™

This presentation is offered with respect to the Kaurna peoples of the Adelaide Plains, whose custodianship of land and culture predates colonial occupation.

BRAIDWOMAN™ is rooted in diasporic memory and recognizes the importance of honoring Indigenous histories where the work is also recognized.