The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women made an intentional commitment to support local women artists by featuring their work on the covers of our annual reports, beginning in 1988 and continuing since. We believe this to be an important part of uplifting women’s creativity and supporting small business ventures in the community, and it makes our annual reports look a lot more interesting than the plain annual reports of the first few years!
For our 50th Anniversary Celebration on October 23, Caroline (co-Office Manager) put together a slideshow featuring all the Annual Report covers we could find for the past 5 decades.
To view all of the annual report cover art, click here:
Annual Report Covers Slideshow for 50th Anniversary.pptx
In 1988, the first Annual Report cover to feature local art featured a design by Silver Frith, depicting women’s faces and hair, flowing into an outline of PEI.
Annual Report in 1988 with cover art by Silver Frith
On our 1989-1990 Annual Report we had our logo designed by Ken Shelton.
Our 1989-1990 Annual Report with our logo by Ken Shelton.
The 1990-1991 Annual Report cover features a 7″ x 9″ pen and ink drawing by Island artist Elizabeth Vessey, entitled “Rise Up, Rise Up…”
It is a commemorative piece in honour of the 14 women murdered on December 6, 1989, at l’École Polytechnique in Montreal.
Our 1990-1991 Annual Report with cover art by Elizabeth Vessey.
The most recent cover, for our 2024 Annual Report, features “The Grass, The Moon & The Wind” by Emily Howard. This was a 26″x 34″ acrylic painting done in 2023. From the inside cover of the 2024 Annual Report:
“The grass looked up to the moon and said, ‘I’m frightened, the wind is getting stronger. The moon looked down and smiled: ‘Do not fear the wind, it’s come to help you deepen your roots. I’m always looking at nature as a teacher. There are many winds that have come howling through my life and it had scary moments but each storm helped me learn how to widen my stance and grow in ways I never knew possible.”
“My name is Emily Howard, and I am a visual artist from PEI. All of my paintings are loosely tied to the magnificent colours and textures found all around this Island-at our beaches, across our shorelines, and in the flowers and fields. I start with a memory, remembering what that day was like-walking, breathing in the fresh air. Then I paint.”
Our 2024 Annual Report with cover art by Emily Howard.
