ANCA Events 08 Aug 2007 - 12 Aug 2007 Eyeline New works by the tACTile quilt goup: Jenny Bowker, Dianne Firth, Helen Grey, Beth Miller, Trevor and Beth Reid. This event coincides with the Canberra Quilters Annual Members Exhibition at the Craft and Quilt Fair as well as display of the Rajah Quilt at the National Gallery of Australia. Follow this link to find out more about the Craft and Quilt Fair     Exhibition Statement Eyeline is a body of work from each tACTile artist on an individually chosen theme with the feature of a line linking each piece.  The exhibition brief was for each artist to construct a number of quilts to fit within a 2 metre by 4 metre module with a line, literal or implied running through each quilt entering at approximately eye level, meandering at any level throughout, then exiting the last quilt again at eye level. This line also continues through four small 20 x 20 centimetre pieces further connecting the individually chosen themes.   tACTile was founded at the end of 2001 by a group of Canberra based textile artists to advance contemporary quiltmaking in Australia by exploring the opportunities of the art quilt.  tACTile comprises 6 members; Jenny Bowker, Dianne Firth, Helen Gray and Beth Miller with Beth and Trevor Reid working together in partnership.  All the artists are individually acknowledged as leaders in the field of contemporary quiltmaking at local, national and international levels.  The name tACTile was chosen to allude to the touch of textiles while incorporating the fact that they all live in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory).