As an urban landscape artist, June Russell holds strong views on the Bradford of the future.

And she has urged children to put pencil to paper to create their own visions by taking part in the Telegraph & Argus Super City Drawing Competition.

The task we have set is to draw an idea of the city in the future - be it a building or a development such as transport.

And the winners of the three age categories - under six, seven to 11, and 12 to 16 - will

each win £50 of drawing materials and other great prizes.

Mrs Russell, 53, is director of the Fabric arts forum in Bradford and was artist-in-residence for Bradford Community Housing Trust's multi-million pound improvement scheme of the Manchester Road area.

She said her take on the city of the future would be a mix of modern and traditional.

She said: "What I would love to see is old-fashioned pubs nestled next to really modern buildings, and a mix of cultures and young and old.

"I think youngsters need to think about how they would like to live rather than how they want the city to look.

"Buildings are about us so we need to think about what we want in our lives and about what other people want."

She added: "Drawing is about having a visual language, and about using all of your brain.

"It is really enjoyable and it's is something that people who say they cannot do always feel real sadness about, but everybody can draw, although there is no doubt that some people are better than others."

We are running the Super City Drawing Competition in association with Bradford Council's Museums and Galleries in the run up to the Big Draw-in 2005 event which is being held at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Lister Park, Bradford, on Saturday, October 8.

The Big Draw project, which has been developed with the Campaign for Drawing and Bradford Libraries, and Creative Partnerships, aims to enhance people's lives and ability through drawing.

Bradford Bulls captain and keen amateur artist Robbie Paul is among the Super City Drawing Competition judges.

Entries must be done in pencil, in colour or black and white, on A4 size paper. A completed entry form must be stuck on the back.

All entries must be received by Friday, September 23, and all entrants must be available to attend the Big Draw at Cartwright Hall on October 8 where the winners will be announced.