Built by artists, for artists.
Beyond The Table is led by Cleveland creatives who have spent decades making work at the highest level, from Hollywood studios to city walls to Midwest stages. They came together with one belief: when artists lead, the whole city benefits.
Founding creatives
Marquette J. Williams
Director + Producer
Marquette J. Williams is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, director, producer and creative entrepreneur, born and raised in Cleveland. With more than 30 screenplays to his credit, he has written, directed and produced films including Bella Rose, Buckle Brothers (screened at the AFI Film Festival), Unspeakable and the science-fiction feature Interval. He spent five years with Tyrese Gibson's production company and served as a content manager for 20th Century Fox. He founded Williams & Company and Studio Zero Media, and is the founder and Executive Director of iFilm 216. His latest feature is Searching for Ronald.
Kevin "mr.soul" Harp
Creative Director + Brand Developer
Kevin “mr.soul” Harp is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, creative strategist, and cultural storyteller whose work moves at the intersection of art, design, passion, and purpose. With over 30 years of professional experience across Public Art, Illustration, Graphic Design, and Brand Identity, he transforms ideas into bold, visually resonant experiences that inspire, inform, and move culture forward.
Rooted in Cleveland and deeply connected to Atlanta’s creative landscape, mr.soul has built a grand reputation as a trusted visual partner for nonprofits, grassroots movements, public agencies, and various brands. His work lives in the streets on murals, in galleries, and across digital platforms — always grounded in authenticity, cultural awareness, with the primary intent to inspire.
As the founder of the Inspire Your City campaign, mr.soul uses art as a catalyst for transformation. Launched 2018, and with the support of a grant from the St. Luke’s Foundation in 2021, Inspire Your City addressed critical social issues such as literacy — Cleveland’s staggering 66% illiteracy rate — through murals that reimagine reading and learning as acts of empowerment. To date, mr.soul has installed over 14 public art pieces across southeast Cleveland, leading workshops with high school students, collaborating with local leaders, and co-curating community-driven exhibitions that spark conversation and pride.
Beyond Inspire Your City, mr.soul has led major mural projects like the 59-foot “City of Hope” mural for Cuyahoga Community College, managed creative teams across multi-disciplinary projects through his studio SOUL Creative Collective, and helped define brand identities for companies like Patchwerk Recording Studios, Ludacris’s Disturbing Tha Peace, Wake Robin Foods, and the legendary Atlanta music collective The Dungeon Family — which includes Grammy Award-winning production company Organized Noize and multi-platinum selling rap group Outkast. His mixed media fine art has been exhibited in Cleveland, Atlanta, and beyond, blending soulful expression with design precision to create emotionally resonant and strategically effective work.
As a mentor and community collaborator, mr.soul empowers the next generation of creatives to use their voice and vision as tools for transformation. Every brushstroke, every design, and every initiative is infused with his unwavering commitment to inspire cities — and the people within them — to dream, act, and create change.
Samantha "Sam Supreme" Flowers
Music Director + Producer
Sam Supreme fuses hip-hop, soulful dance melodies and punk energy into a sound all her own. She started in 2002 as the only woman MC in the trio LMNTL, sharing stages with Sean Paul, Raekwon and GZA. In 2015 she co-founded Fresh By Nature Records, home of FreshProduce, two-time Cleveland Scene "Best of Hip-Hop" winners. Her youth hip-hop entrepreneurship work grew into Fresh Fest Cleveland. A self-funded artist with three solo releases, Sam leads Erie Sound and the Beyond The Table soundtrack.
David Ramsey
Curator + Creative Director
David Ramsey is a Cleveland-based curator, creative director, and founder of We Are Deep Roots (formerly Deep Roots Experience). With over 15 years of service to Cleveland's arts and cultural community, he has dedicated his career to amplifying Black narratives, creating opportunities for underrepresented artists, and building meaningful connections between art, culture, and community. Ramsey holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication from Kent State University and a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Southern Utah University, combining academic knowledge with extensive hands-on experience in exhibition development, cultural programming, and creative workforce development. His curatorial practice explores the intersection of artistic expression, community engagement, and economic opportunity, positioning the arts as both a cultural resource and a viable industry. As the lead curator of Beyond The Table, Ramsey guides the gallery experience, bringing together artists and creative disciplines to demonstrate the economic and cultural value of Cleveland's creative workforce.
Project partners
Erie Sound Recordings + Publishing
The label and publishing home of the soundtrack. Erie Sound runs the music project and trains its team in label work, publishing, marketing and community A&R.
Breakthrough Sounds
Sound Partner
The recording studio behind the album. Together with Erie Sound, Breakthrough Sounds runs an artist development program that teaches musicianship and the business of music.
iFilm 216
Film Partner
iFilm 216 is a Cleveland-based nonprofit that provides free, hands-on training in film, television and digital media production. On Beyond The Table, iFilm is the production team behind the documentary, working side by side with Erie Sound’s sound department to train mixers, recordists and interns on a real feature.
Inspire Your City
Inspire Your City is a creative movement that utilizes art, design, and creative makers to build community and spark honest conversations. Born in Atlanta and grown in Cleveland, it brings artistic intellect and experience together across cities and disciplines through public art, exhibitions, workshops, and storytelling. We inspire one city, one wall, one room, one conversation at a time.
We Are Deep Roots
Gallery + Art Direction Partner
The home of the exhibition. We Are Deep Roots brings visual artists and assistant curators together to turn the project into a space you can walk through.
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