Artist Adriana Corral will serve as juror for the 27th Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University’s acclaimed art competition and exhibition, which opens April 8 and runs through June 30 in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Art patrons and community members will have an opportunity to participate in a “juror’s chat” session with Corral, who will discuss the selected works, at 5 p.m. Friday, April 8, to be followed by an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public. Sponsors are SFA Friends of the Visual Arts and William Arscott. The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-5500.