A gathering to celebrate Sister Mary Veronica and her life’s work.

Members and guests gather in community and conversation to celebrate 2024’s launch into the theme of Women of the House & Women of the Community. Enjoy a glass of wine or seasonal non-alcoholic beverage, hors d’oeuvres, and an introduction to our current Collections Focus: developing the family story of Sister Mary Veronica (born Ella Sallie McCullough, b. July 20, 1874).

Ella was a beloved family member, a gentle soul, a beauty, and a superbly talented classically trained artist who joined the Community of St. Mary at age 29. Her decision to become a Sister in the Anglican religious Order was heartbreaking for her family, who felt deep and lasting loss over her absence. She remained devoted to them from afar while pouring her life’s work into her monastic community; the secular portraiture she continued to produce into the very last year of her life in 1965, honored members of the McCullough family and illustrated her reverence for them.

Learn more about Sister Mary Veronica and Park-McCullough’s inquiry into the women of the house during this celebratory gathering.

MEMBERS, FREE. Tickets are available for non-members at $25 per person. RSVP, and/or purchase your tickets through the link below by JUNE 11.