Side Street Gallery & Gifts

08/23/2026

Hello Friends, I need your help. Recently I posted a Go-Fund-Me page. So far, I have had one donation of $100. I will have more than $10,000 in expenses to open, including lighting, additional hanging walls, security system, an art hanging system, curtains and more.
I am not asking everyone to donate $100, but whatever you feel you would like to give. I have dedicated my life's work to honoring and remembering our Veterans and active military personnel. The largest room in the gallery will be called the Valor Room and dedicated to them.
Please help me make this dream come true.
Thank you,
Henry Kidd
Link to Go-Fund-Me.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-side-street-gallerys-mission?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1dennhbfxu48p&fbclid=IwY2xjawT33lJwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7f5UMSK2E0T4YkSpvgoMcP-vpKxKGuNcoduudA6g0p1slZInl0mguRchkTVA_aem_4Lxae7y1J-1wB8mH59gzMA

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08/21/2026

Art Display Walls for sale. 3'x6' wire display walls. They are covered with black and gray material. I have 12 available at $60 each or 3 for $150. All 12 for $500.
Call me if you are interested.
Henry 804-943-2200

07/25/2026

Hi folks, My Yard Sale is going on and no one is here. Please come pick my bones dry.

07/23/2026

Praise God, He has answered my prayers.
I will have a new gallery at 19 Bowllingbrook St in Petersburg. It is the same building as the old Farmer's Bank. I will have both the first and second floors. It was built in 1815 and will be a great location for my historical artwork. I am planning a September opening for Kidd Historic Gallery and Museum.
I sincerely thank all of you for your prayers and well wishes.
Henry Kidd
804-943-2200

07/22/2026

Yard Sale part 2,
Yard Sale Saturday July 25, at Side Street Gallery, 135 Pickwick Ave. 8:30 am till 2pm.
Many Items; Art Supplies, Art, Frames, Matt Board, Chairs and Tables, Civil War Uniforms, Collectable Civil War Plates, Glass Ware, Art Books, File Cabinet, Desk, and McClellan Saddle and much more.
I know many of you were Milly Horner's friends. I still have a lot of her artwork. I am selling it all at a drastically reduced price.

07/15/2026

Yard Sale Saturday at Side Street Gallery, 135 Pickwick Ave. 9am till 2pm.
Many Items; Art Supplies, Art Display Walls, Art, Frames, Matt Board, Chairs and Tables, Civil War Uniforms, Collectable Civil War Plates, Flat Files, Glass Ware, Art Books, and much more.

07/14/2026

Dear Friends,
Tonight, I am on the Colonial Heights City Council agenda. I sent them a very short request to speak about starting a conversation of donating my artwork to the city and having it permanently on display to the public. In doing so, I am requesting a small space to continue painting. Colonial Heights is my home and I love it and it's citizens. I have lived all my life here and many of you can remember my Father's barber shop on Pickwick Ave.
If you want to come and show your support, I would be forever grateful. The meeting starts at 7 pm.

God Bless you,
Henry Kidd
804-943-2200

07/07/2026

It's Party Time for One Last Time!!!!!
Side Street Gallery and Henry are throwing a Goodbye Party This Saturday July 11, 2026, at 1 PM.
This is our final day of business and we are going to celebrate.
Feel free to bring some shacks. I am bringing the cake and drinks.
Yes, I am sad the gallery is coming to an end but I know the Good Lord will open another door for the next chapter in my life. I will always continue painting the rest of my life to honor Veterans and America.
I'm still looking for another place to paint and a place to continue teaching art. If anyone has any ideas, please contact me.
God Bless our Troops, Veterans and America,
Henry Kidd
804-943-2200

07/01/2026

It is with a sad heart that I announce the closing of Side Street Gallery. We will be open for business through Saturday, July 11.
At 1pm on July 11, I am throwing a good-by party for the artist and public. We have been here for 15 years as a public art gallery.

I have been cleaning out the back room and I have many items for free or a donation to help us pay for our final expenses. Also, all of my prints are 30% off.

I want to thank all who have supported us through the years and especially the following artists who have stay with us to the end; July Northcott, Marti Fann, Patty Munford, Jennifer Shepherd, Margie Wood, Nona Goodman, Nancy Belcher, Nick Skaltsounis, Rosie Collins, Savannah Cabral, Bonnie Wray, and Maria Andrade.

With this being said, I am working on several ideas to find a place for me to continue my art classes and a place to paint and continue to exhibit my artwork to the public. If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them.

Thank you, and God Bless,
Henry Kidd
804-943-2200

06/23/2026

It is time to rally the public.
Side Street Gallery needs your IMMEDIATE HELP. For fifteen years SSG has served the public with gallery space for local artist, art lessons, school art showings, classroom space for other art instructors and teaching people with drug or alcohol abuse problems a way to focus their attentions elsewhere.
If nothing changes in the immediate future, SSG will be forced to close on July 31. There are several ways you can help.
1. Donate money. We are a 501-c3 non profit gallery and all donations are tax deductible.
2. Buy artwork. We have had too many artist leave the gallery because the public is not buying their work.
3. Find us another location that we can afford. SSG has a new landlord and he has raised our rent higher than we can afford.
4. We need more artist to rent wall space so the gallery can be self sustaining.
5. Visit the gallery and bring friends with you. Too many people still do not know we exist. Help spread the word that we are here.
6. If you can help, Call Henry Kidd 804-943-2200

Finally, it breaks my heart to think that SSG may close. I want to thank all the local artist that have stayed with us since the beginning. We could not have made it this long without your support.