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CAMPLE LINE

A distinctive arts organisation located near Thornhill in south-west Scotland. A distinctive arts organisation located in Mid-Nithsdale in south west Scotland.

Contemporary arts of local interest and international standing.

11/06/2026

Sharing details of our summer exhibitions opening Sat 27 June!⁠
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Majd Abdel Hamid⁠
Murmuration⁠
27 June - 6 September 2026⁠
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Katie Schwab⁠
The warp and woof of my self⁠
27 June - 6 September 2026⁠
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Exhibition preview: Sat 27 June, 1.30-4.30pm - all are very welcome ⁠
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Please join Majd, Katie and our team for a first look and some refreshments⁠
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On the day we'll have transport between Dumfries train station and Cample. Please be in touch by Thurs 25 June if you'd like more details or to book a seat: [email protected] | 01848 331 000⁠

You can find out more about both exhibitions here: https://campleline.org.uk/whats-on/

30/05/2026

It’s the very last day to catch Anderson Borba’s exhibition The Unearthed here at Cample tomorrow - Sunday 31 May.

‘The Unearthed awakens our hidden nature, our dormant collective memory, our connection to the unbound. The entities assembled in the gallery space, seemingly gathered with a mysterious purpose, might as well have fled their sacred realm in order to confront humanity…’ Bernardo Jose de Souza

We’ll be open 11am-4pm 🤍

23/05/2026

We are open 10am-5.30pm this Saturday/Sunday and 10am-5pm on Monday as part of - an amazing open studio event here in D&G, staged every year by

This year there are 111 studios to visit across the whole region. We delighted to be on the green route alongside 9 brilliant studios!

Drop in and see our current exhibition - Anderson Borba’s The Unearthed - now in its final two weeks!

Image: Anderson Borba, Clinghug 2026, wood, paper, faux leather belt, oil pastel, linseed oil, lacquer. Photo:

Courtesy of the artist and

12/05/2026

>>> 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.

08/05/2026

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

06/05/2026

We’re honoured to be hosting the UK cinematic debut of Agatha's Almanac at 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

02/05/2026

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

12/04/2026

Thanks to all who attended 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.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a relaxed morning of making, conversation and time outdoors.

10/04/2026

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.⁠
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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. ⁠
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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.' ⁠
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Exhibition tour with Tina Fiske⁠
Saturday 11 April⁠
2-3pm⁠
Free, drop-in⁠
No booking required⁠
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Learn more about Anderson Borba's The Unearthed here: https://campleline.org.uk/anderson-borba/
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There will be teas, coffee and cold drinks available ☕️⁠
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Portable stools available to borrow and use as we walk around the exhibition spaces 🪑⁠
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Please be in touch with our colleague Emma if you have any particular access requirements or questions: [email protected] or 01848 331 000

22/03/2026

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 🙏

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Cample Mill, Cample
Thornhill
DG35HD

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Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

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+441848331000

Website

https://www.campleline.org.uk/

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