The Shafer Art Gallery will host an opening reception for the “Pulse of the Prairie” exhibit, featuring the Kansas-inspired works of artists Doloris Pederson and Christina Lamoureaux. The reception will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 in the gallery, located in the Fine Arts Building at Barton Community College. Artist talks and performances will be at 6:15 and 7:30 p.m.Shafer Art Gallery director Dave Barnes said the exhibit is a great showcase of the beauty and intrigue of Kansas.“A famous German theologian coined the term ‘numinous’ to describe experiences that are awesome and incredibly important but just can’t be describe in language,” he said.