Frank Maugeri

Frank Maugeri is a visionary and collaborative leader with a rich background in the arts, community engagement, and experiential design. He currently serves as the Art Director at Clayco and CRG, a role he assumed as the company's first Art Director.2 In this position, Maugeri is responsible for furthering Clayco's commitment to art and aesthetics, overseeing art salons, interior aesthetics, and community development initiatives.

Career Highlights

Extensive Experience:: Maugeri has been designing community experiences and education for over 30 years.3 His career has been marked by a commitment to participatory arts and innovative approaches to storytelling and celebration.

Redmoon Theater:: Prior to his role at Clayco, Maugeri spent 25 years at Redmoon Theater, eventually becoming the producing artistic director. During his tenure, he developed many of the theater's most exquisite theatrical and civic productions.1

Cabinet of Curiosity:: Following his time at Redmoon, Maugeri founded Cabinet of Curiosity, an enterprise focused on creating visual, object-infused, immersive, and interactive rituals, celebrations, and theatrical experiences.1

Artistic Philosophy

Maugeri's work is characterized by:

• A focus on resilience, resolution, generosity, and risk-taking
• An emphasis on bringing people together through beauty and exchange
• A commitment to investing in the next generation of ritual makers
• A passion for creating authentic rituals, thoughtful community engagement, and meaningful ceremonies1

Influences and Inspirations

Maugeri cites several key influences on his artistic vision:

• Joseph Campbell's writing on "Aesthetic Arrest"
• The work of Welfare State International
• Canadian cartoonist Seth's Palookaville comic
• Chris Ware's balance of words and pictures
• Emmet Fox's "Sermon on the Mount"
• The artistic approach of Royal De Luxe and Dogtrope1

Frank Maugeri's unique blend of artistic vision, community engagement, and experiential design continues to shape his work as Art Director at Clayco, where he brings his extensive experience to bear on creating meaningful and impactful spaces and experiences.