Local amateur artists will display their work this coming weekend at the Coles County Town and Country Amateur Art Show at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon.

The event, which will run from Thursday to Sunday, will feature exhibits by more than 30 area artists, Scott Smith, Coles County director of parks and recreation, said Thursday.

The show, one of a series of exhibitions across the state, is being coordinated by the Illinois Department of Parks and Recreation, Smith said.

Each piece will be reviewed by a panel of judges, and a ribbon will be awarded to the best exhibit in each of the disciplines of painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and drawing, he said.

Winners at the Mattoon exhibition will have the opportunity to present their work at a statewide show to be held in the Champaign-Urbana area in September.