Joan Farnam has been writing about the arts scene on the North Shore for more than ten years. She is also a potter and the ceramics studio manager at the Grand Marais Art Colony and works as a freelance writer and photographer as well as a columnist for North Shore Highway 61. Her commentary on WTIP about what's happening in the arts can be heard every Saturday morning at around 7:45 am on Northshore Weekend.

Arts, cultural and history features on WTIP are made possible in part by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.