Even those who did not go on to careers in art were inspired by Anne Savage. Another former student, Evelyn Shapiro, has said, "I was not talented...when Savage would look at my work she would say, 'Evelyn, it's really interesting.' She wanted to be encouraging...she presented art in a logical, consistent manner and involved and stimulated high school students...she was interesting and informative, and so convinced that she was convincing.."

Anne Savage was instrumental in the founding of the High School Art Teachers Association and in 1955 inspired the formation of the Child Art Council which became the Quebec Society for Education Through Art.

As an artist, she was part of the vital Canadian art movements of the 1930's and 1940's, closely linked to the landscape painters called The Group of Seven and the Northern Symbolist landscape tradition. A founding member of the Beaver Hall Group and the Canadian Group of Painters, she was a prominent and regular contributor to major exhibitions of Canadian art both at home and abroad. Her painting is well represented in the major galleries of Canada and in many private collections.

Anne Savage's paintings derive from the Canadian scene of her time, from her association with the Group of Seven, from her membership in the Beaver Hall Hill Group, but more than anything, they are a result of her love and sensitivity - her love of the landscape and her sensitivity to colour and rhythm. Her ability to share this love with her students resulted in an artist-teacher whose effect upon countless Canadians is beyond measure.