Our final exhibition of 2016 was timed to coordinate with the 35th Annual Encuentro del Canto Popular concert, which was held on Dec. 11 at The Chapel—the same Mission District venue that hosted the very first Encuentro in 1982. This exhibition commemorates three and a half decades of producing Encuentro with a collection of wall-size backdrops that have adorned the stages of past Encuentros. These spectacular hand-painted pieces were designed by Juan R. Fuentes, a longtime friend of our organization, and our gallery’s namesake. Commemorative posters will be on sale in the gallery through January 10.