Sculptures are NOT to be touched or climbed on.
This is one of ten caches placed for Cache Across Maryland 2021. You must find all ten caches prior to the picnic held on Saturday, May 15, 2021 in order to receive a free Maryland Geocaching Society CAM geocoin.
Make note of the attribute symbol found inside each cache container. You must enter all the symbols into an online decoder in order to print a claim form and receive your geocoin at the picnic. More info on CAM is available here.
ANNMARIE SCULPTURE GARDEN
Annmarie is committed to connecting people to art and nature. Through a wide variety of engaging exhibits, programs, classes, public projects and annual events. Annmarie opens up opportunities for creativity, collaboration and reflection. By providing opportunities for visitors to experience and engage in imaginative activities. Annmarie seeks to nurture the human spirit and contribute to a healthy society.
In 1991, Francis and Ann M. Koenig donated this property to Calvert County with the intention that it be developed into a sculpture garden. Over the next decade, their dream took shape as six works of art were installed on the thirty acre property. These diverse pieces are fully integrated into the natural setting of the Garden and provide the opportunity to develop an appreciation for the season changes inherent in outdoor art.
In addition to the sculpture, the walking paths were created and the allies, or hallways, were cleared. The lovely allies allow visitors to look across Annmarie and have created areas for the installation of sculpture. In 2003, Annmarie became a member of the Smithsonian Institution's Affiliations Program. This program has allowed the Garden to borrow more than twenty-five pieces of sculpture from the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. In 2008, the Arts Building the the Studio School opened, allowing Annmarie to dramatically expand its programs and activities.
Instructions
- Do NOT look for the cache at the posted coordinates. You will not find it there.
- Use your powers of observation and a few basic math skills.
- Wander around the park and gather A, B, C, X, Y and Z from the displays at the locations listed below.
- ADD ABC to the posted North coordinates.
- SUBTRACT XYZ from the posted West coordinates.
Puzzle Locations
A. Entrance Sculpture
When you drive in, you will see a sculpture of an oyster __________.
The answer is not “waterman.” An oyster waterman is called a __________.
A
- the number of letters in the word that fills in the blank.
B. Building Front
Outside the entrance to the John Dennis Murray Arts Building is a sculpture by George Rickey titled “Cluster of __________ Cubes.”
B
- the number of letters in the word that fills in the blank.
From the back entrance of the Arts Center located near the “Solve for C” waypoint, you can see Minoru Niizuma's “Castle of the Eye” sculpture in the distance. (Don't worry if you are not sure about this number; as you stroll along the paths gathering the needed information, you will wander right past this sculpture).
C
- the number of cubes in this sculpture.
As you stroll along the paths, you will come to a side trail at ”Solve for X“ that leads to Francisco Zuniga's “Seated Woman” sculpture. Along this trail, how many statues of women are there? (Not including "Seated Woman.)
X
- number of statues of women.
At waypoint “Solve for Y” you will find the Monumental Standing Cardinal. The material used to make the sculpture is _______. Y is the # of letters in the word that fills in the blank.
Y
- number of letters in the word that fills in the blank.
Larry Ringgold created “Napoleon” out of driftwood. Napoleon is a __________ and can be found at waypoint “solve for Z.”
Z
- number of letters in the word that fills in the blank.
Cache Location
N 38° 20.154 (+) A B C' W 76° 27.575 (-) X Y Z'
Park Access/Hours
- Monday - Saturday, 10AM to 5PM
- Sunday Noon to 5PM
Additional Info Admission Fees:
- Members - Free (become a member)
- Non-Members - suggested donation is $5/person
- Park regulations and directions are available at their website.
- A map is available here.
