LONDON, July 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A flock of sheep will be driven across London's Tower Bridge on Monday, 26 July, on the way to new pastures in Harlow Town Centre.

The 29 highly decorated life-size fibreglass sheep have been transformed into works of art by professional artists in London and Harlow.

The sheep will join 8,000 lambs being created by Harlow school children and young visitors to the Town Centre. The Harlow Town Centre Partnership (TCP) distributed the pop-up lambs to primary schools, libraries, through main sponsor The Water Gardens Shopping Centre and other locations in the area for children to decorate in their own style.

Together they will create the Harlow Summertime Sheep Trail, linking art galleries, shops and shopping centres, cafés, offices, Harlow's bus station and Playhouse Theatre.

The trail celebrates an exhibition of Henry Moore sheep etchings in Harlow's Gibberd Gallery, with a selection of related sculptures, drawings and found objects, which runs from 31 July to 30 October, as well as the opening of Gatehouse Arts, the town's newest gallery and studio space, and an exhibition at Parndon Mill Gallery of Four Moore Sculptors, which runs through 8 August.

Many sponsors have come together to make the Sheep Trail possible, says organiser Richard Dennery, Town Centre Development Manager, including The Water Gardens, The Harvey Centre, Harlow Council, GlaxoSmithKline, Attwaters Solicitors, Specsavers, Yates's, Changing Rooms, Esquires Coffee, Steve's Ices, Tones Music, Café Elite, Harlow Renaissance Ltd., Gatehouse Arts provider ACAVA, (the Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art) Nicholls Build and the Town Centre Partnership.

ACAVA artists have transformed the sheep into works of art in many of their 20 studios for up and coming artists in London and, now, Harlow.

Says Harlow TCP chairman and Renaissance Chief Executive Andrew Bramidge, Harlow is known for its exceptional sculpture collection. As part of the social history and the human geography of the town, sculptures are sited throughout in shopping precincts, public buildings and housing areas. Designated as the country's first Sculpture Town in 2009, Harlow's collection is of national significance with works by Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink, Auguste Rodin and Barbara Hepworth.

The sheep trail continues the town's tradition of engaging the local community with public art. Adding further colour and fun to the collection over the next few months, it will provide local children a great opportunity to join in with their own artwork. The Trail truly invites the art lover to see Harlow differently.

Harlow Town Centre is on the web at http://www.harlowlive.com and on Facebook as Harlow Town Centre. Follow LadyBaBa_Harlow on Twitter.

SOURCE: The Harlow Town Centre Partnership (TCP)

CONTACT: For more information, including Sheep Facts, contact RichardDennery on +44(0)1279-446832 or +44(0)7885-945404.