Pas-à-pas; not intent on arriving

PAS-À-PAS; NOT INTENT ON ARRIVING

Pas-à-pas; not intent on arriving, visual artist SD Holman in collaboration with pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, presents a multidisciplinary meditation of mourning and memory through photography, video + sound, erasure poetry, and performances of Bach’s Goldberg Variations at the Comox Valley Art Gallery.

SD Holman: sdholman.com

Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa: www.iwaasa.com

EXHIBITIONS

Pas-à-pas; not intent on arriving | SD Holman with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa | April 4 – May 30, 2026 

Community Gallery Art Activations | Before I Die – Global Art Project + Memory Stones – Inter-Cultural Art Project | Details TBA

EVENTS

Opening Celebration + Performance | Saturday, April 4 | 1:00pm | Words Shared – SD Holman + Paul Wong | Piano Performance – J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

Mid-Program Performance | Saturday, May 2 | 2:00pm | Piano Performance – J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

Closing Performance | Saturday, May 30 | 2:00pm | Piano Performance – J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

Community Engagement Events | Various Dates + Times | Gatherings, Grief Circles, + Death Cafes – Comox Valley Hospice Society + Inner Cadence | Music Meditations – Threshold Choir | Curated Grief Resources – Vancouver Island Regional Library (Courtenay) + More

The Comox Valley Art Gallery is committed to creating safer spaces where everyone can participate.

All ages are welcome.

CVAG spaces are accessible. Efforts are made to make presented programming contents available to all by using approachable audio and visual technologies to aid in experience and wayfinding. Staff are available to answer any questions and to provide orientation to the presentation and gallery spaces.

Programs are barrier-free (no cost). DONATIONS are appreciated and contribute to ongoing community interactive programming.

PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS: We ask that visitors choose not to visit if they are experiencing symptoms of colds and flus.

Hand sanitation dispensers are available at CVAG. Wearing a mask is at the discretion of the visitor.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Comox Valley Art Gallery is grateful to operate on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks Nation.

This convergent program was made possible through the support of our FUNDERS: City of Courtenay, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Government of Canada, Province of BC, Comox Valley Regional District, Town of Comox | LOCAL SUPPORT: ABC Printing, Hitec Screen Printing, SD71 Printshop | COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS: Comox Valley Hospice Society, Courtenay Branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library, Threshold Choir, Inner Cadence, and Connected by Water.

ERASURE POETRY: Persimmon Blackbridge

VIDEO EDITING: Winston Tho Xin

SOUND RECORDING: Paddy Ryan

SPECIAL THANKS: Gladys Schmidt, Roy Ing, Hieu Nguyen and The Lab, Cascadian Wood Tech and Cyrill Werlen.  

PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP: The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation.

Exhibitions

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  Pas-à-pas; not intent on arriving - Community Art Activations

  This community engagement project invites people to reflect on mortality and share their personal aspirations.

  April 4 - May 30 2026
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  Pas-à-pas; not intent on arriving

  Visual artist SD Holman with pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa presents a multidisciplinary meditation of mourning and memory...

  April 4 - May 30 2026