CAMPLE LINE

Opening today ☀️ Join us this afternoon for the opening of The Unearthed by Brazilian artist Anderson Borba. Borba works primarily with found wood sourced locally to his studio in Barra Funda in São Paulo, alongside materials such as cardboard, textile, plaster, and found images from books, magazines and photography. These serve as starting points for processes of carving, hollowing, scorching, pressing, painting and gluing, resulting in heavily worked, enigmatic forms that seem ‘partly animal, partly plant, partly humanoid, partly extraterrestrial.’ Today, Sat 21 March, 1.30–4.30pm All very welcome | Free entry | Wheelchair accessible | Refreshments available Exhibition runs 21 March-31 May Open Thurs-Sun, 11am-4pm Or by appointment out with those times

We are pleased to announce our first exhibition of 2026!⁠ ⁠ Anderson Borba⁠ The Unearthed⁠ 21 March – 31 May 2026⁠ Thurs - Sun, 11am - 4pm, or by appointment⁠ ⁠ Exhibition preview: Sat 21 March, 1.30-4.30pm – all are very welcome Please join Borba and our team for a first look and refreshments⁠ ⁠ On the day we'll have a minibus pick-up/drop-off between Dumfries and Cample. Please be in touch if you'd like to book a seat: [email protected] | 01848 331 000⁠ ⁠ -- ⁠ ⁠ This spring, we are delighted to present The Unearthed, a solo exhibition by Brazilian artist Anderson Borba, which will bring together up to 13 sculptures in wood, including new work that Borba has made over the last few months in his studio in Barra Funda in São Paulo.⁠ ⁠ Borba works primarily with found wood that he sources locally, alongside materials such as cardboard, textile, plaster, and found images from books, magazines and other photography. These serve as starting points for processes that involve carving, hollowing, scorching, pressing, painting and gluing, which result in heavily worked, enigmatic forms that seem 'partly animal, partly plant, partly humanoid, partly extraterrestrial'.⁠ ⁠ When brought together, his sculptures seem to inhabit a heightened natural order that is entirely their own. Bernardo José de Souza has referred to Borba’s sculptural practice as an ‘imagined cosmology’ that combines references to European and Brazilian modernism with elements that reflect the self-taught artists of inner Brazil and ancestral belief systems. ⁠ ⁠ 'Endowed with mutation prowess, capable of affecting each other as much as affecting with equal force what is alien to them, they lure the visitor into a ritualized encounter' - De Souza ⁠ ⁠ This exhibition is supported by @creativescots @borbaa @approachgallery ⁠ -- ⁠ ⁠ Entry to the exhibition is free⁠ The exhibition is wheelchair accessible⁠ ⁠ 1. Anderson Borba, Analog Ghost, 2025, wood, paper, stone, plaster, pigment, oil pastel, sawdust and shellac. Photo: Michal Brzezinski⁠ @lelenthal ⁠ 2. Exhibition view of Anderson Borba, Secret Ceremony, 2025, The approach, London. Photo: Michal Brzezinski⁠

>>> Swipe to listen >>> 🎧 To mark the National Year of Reading 2026, our Spring 15 Reads selection is now on display at Thornhill Library 📚 Inspired by our current exhibition, Anderson Borba’s The Unearthed, this spring’s reads explore ideas of metamorphosis, memory, embodiment, recovered things, other ways of being, and the half-seen and half-spoken. Across fiction, poetry and storytelling, this selection continues our commitment to women’s voices, writing from marginalised communities, authors in translation, independent publishers, and world classics. Swipe to slides 2&3 to listen to an excerpt from Greyling by Jane Yolen, one of our spring selections for younger readers, which we are delighted to have beautifully read by Jean - a Primary 6 pupil at Penpont Primary and a frequent visitor to Cample Line. We think she captures the atmosphere and wonder of the story so brilliantly - thank you Jean! 🙏 Our 15 Reads are selected and described by Dr Jane McArthur, a writer and arts producer based in Dumfries and Galloway. All of our 2025 and 2026 15 Reads books are available to browse and borrow at Cample Line and through the Dumfries & Galloway Libraries network, meaning they can be requested and loaned from libraries across the region.

Explore collage, frottage and experimental drawing techniques in our upcoming workshop with Frank Hayes, developed alongside our current exhibition The Unearthed by Anderson Borba. Taking inspiration from Borba’s use of texture, layering and repetition - including his large-scale frottage installation Veins (2020–2026) - the session will offer time and space to experiment with a range of drawing materials and processes in a relaxed and supportive setting. No previous experience is required and all materials will be provided. 📍 Drawing for Enjoyment workshop with Frank Hayes 📅 Saturday 16 May 🕐 1–3pm 🎟 Sliding scale tickets: £8 | £6 | £3 📍 CAMPLE LINE Book via the link in our bio or call us on 01848 331 000. Image credits: 1) Our colleague Emma has a go at some frottage in the gallery 2) Veins (2020–2026), detail

Following acclaimed screenings at film festivals in the UK and internationally, we’re delighted to bring Agatha's Almanac to Cample Line this May - a remarkable first feature by Canadian artist and filmmaker Amalie Atkins. Filmed over six years, Agatha’s Almanac is a slow, observational portrait of the filmmaker's aunt, 90-year-old farmer Agatha Bock, who continues to live and work on her ancestral land through seasonal rituals of planting, harvesting and care. Shot on 16mm by cinematographer Rhayne Vermette - whose extraordinary film Ste. Anne we screened at Cample in 2022 - the film shares that same richly textural, sensory and deeply attentive approach to filmmaking. We’re excited to be encountering Amalie Atkins’ distinctive, durational filmmaking practice for the first time through this beautifully crafted and quietly powerful film about seasonal rhythms, inherited knowledge and ways of living closely with the land 🌱 Friday 15 May, 7–8.30pm Tickets: £8 / £6 / £3 (sliding scale) Complimentary refreshments included Book via the link in our bio or call us on 01848 331000

Join us on Friday 8 May for a creative writing workshop with Dumfries-based writer Carolyn Hashimoto. Taking inspiration from Anderson Borba’s sculptural works in our current exhibition, Carolyn will guide participants through the gallery, using the sculptures as starting points for writing - inviting new worlds, characters and ideas to emerge. With prompts and support throughout, this will be a relaxed and accessible session, open to all abilities, no previous writing experience needed. Friday 8 May, 11.30am–1.30pm Tickets: £8 / £6 / £3 (sliding scale) Booking required Book via the link in our bio, or call us on 01848 331000

Our current exhibition, Anderson Borba’s The Unearthed, runs until 31 May.⁠ ⁠ The exhibition features fifteen sculptures in wood, eleven of which were made by Borba for the exhibition in his studio in Barra Funda in São Paulo. ⁠ ⁠ Found wood, cardboard, textile, plaster, and images from books, magazines and other photography serve as starting points for Borba and provide the focus for processes that involve carving, hollowing, scorching, pressing, painting and gluing. What results are heavily worked, enigmatic forms that seem ‘partly animal, partly plant, partly humanoid, partly extraterrestrial.’⁠ ⁠ In a newly commissioned essay for the exhibition, Bernardo José de Souza writes of Borba's sculptures: ‘they convey an otherworldly atmosphere to this exhibition at Cample Line, in the lowlands of Scotland, granting the visitor a fertile ground for sensorial experience and devious imagining.’⁠ ⁠ Thurs - Sun, 11am - 4pm, or by appointment⁠ Entry to the exhibition is free - all are very welcome⁠ The exhibition is wheelchair accessible⁠ ⁠ Please note we will be open Sat 23, Sun 24, Mon 25 May, 10am-5pm, as part of @springfling ⁠ ⁠ Image includes (l-r):⁠ Griot, 2026⁠ Line Body, 2025⁠ Dragonfly, 2026⁠ Awakening: The Rite of Spring, 2026⁠ Mosquito, 2025⁠ Balancing Act, 2024⁠ ⁠ Courtesy of the artist and The approach, London. Photo: Mike Bolam⁠ ⁠ #TheUnearthed #Exhibition

Thanks to all who joined our most recent Meet & Make at the end of March 🌱 We gathered seasonal foliage from our green space before using leaves and ferns to create delicate prints on eggs dyed with red cabbage and onion skins. It was wonderful to see the variety of patterns emerging - each one slightly different, shaped by the plants and the process. Afterwards we enjoyed delicious cheese and wild garlic scones, made with wild garlic picked from the banks of Cample Water just beyond the building. Our monthly ‘meet and make’ sessions take place on the last Friday of each month alongside our exhibitions, offering a welcoming space for some creativity and chat, and a chance to check out our latest show. The sessions are led by our programme coordinators Briony Anderson and Kate Mink.

Join us from 2-3pm this Saturday 11 April for a relaxed and informal guided tour of our current exhibition - Anderson Borba's The Unearthed - with our director Tina Fiske.⁠ ⁠ We'll take a walk through Borba's exhibition, chatting about the materials and processes he has used, his day-to-day studio practice, and the experiences, memories and sources that inform his work. ⁠ ⁠ We'll also enjoy a sentence or two from Bernardo José de Souza's wonderful new essay written to accompany the exhibition as we go along: 'The Unearthed awakens our hidden nature, our dormant collective memory, our connection with the unbound.' ⁠ ⁠ Exhibition tour with Tina Fiske⁠ Saturday 11 April⁠ 2-3pm⁠ Free, drop-in⁠ No booking required⁠ ⁠ Learn more about Anderson Borba's The Unearthed via the link in our bio 🔗⁠ ⁠ There will be teas, coffee and cold drinks available ☕️⁠ ⁠ Portable stools available to borrow and use as we walk around the exhibition spaces 🪑⁠ ⁠ Please be in touch with our colleague Emma if you have any particular access requirements or questions: [email protected] or 01848 331 000⁠ ⁠ @borbaa #campleline #theunearthed ⁠ ⁠

Thank you to everyone who joined us in the spring sunshine yesterday for the opening of The Unearthed - it was a lovely afternoon and great to see so many familiar faces alongside new visitors. It was a pleasure to have Borba and members of his team there with us, and to see so many conversations unfolding around the work. The exhibition is now open: Thurs–Sun, 11am–4pm (or by appointment) Free entry | All welcome | Wheelchair accessible We look forward to welcoming you over the coming weeks 🙏

New works by Anderson Borba have arrived at Cample ahead of our spring exhibition opening this week - an exciting moment to see these beautiful, textural pieces come together in the gallery. The Unearthed opens this Saturday 21 March (1.30–4.30pm), marking both the beginning of our exhibition year and the turning of the season. We’re delighted that Borba will be with us for the opening. We're keeping our fingers crossed for some spring sunshine, and very much look forward to welcoming you to encounter the work. All welcome | Free entry | Refreshments available Exhibition is wheelchair accessible Transport available from Dumfries Station (please get in touch to book) 🙏 Supported by Creative Scotland @creativescots

To mark the start of the National Year of Reading 2026, we’ve put together a list of Six Winter Classics for Young Readers - stories that spark imagination, adventure and curiosity across generations. The six books are currently on display at Thornhill Library, and can be borrowed through the Dumfries & Galloway Libraries system. As Italo Calvino writes in Why Read the Classics, the books we encounter when we are young often leave a lasting mark, planting seeds that shape how we imagine the world and understand our experiences. Our winter selection ranges across cultures, landscapes and literary traditions, from ancient storytelling in The Arabian Nights to the magical archipelago of Earthsea, the playful imagination of Where the Wild Things Are, and the mischievous wishes of Five Children and It. These six titles have been selected and described by Dr Jane McArthur, a writer and arts producer based in Dumfries and Galloway. Further ‘15 Reads’ selections will follow across spring, summer and autumn - highlighting world classics for readers of all ages. 📚 You can browse the display at Thornhill Library and borrow copies through Dumfries & Galloway Libraries.