Inspired by Carl Sandburg’s poem of the same name, Lisa Nelson Raabe’s Prayers of Steel serves as the first art exhibition of the 2024-25 academic year at Galesburg’s Carl Sandburg College, its display in the Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery treating patrons to the talents of the Peoria-based artist who has enjoyed solo exhibitions in locales including San Antonio, Chicago, Peoria, Decatur, and Quincy.