The Yellow House was founded in 1986 by George Mc Kane, registered as Charity and named after Vincent Van Gogh's house in Arles. Van Gogh believed in the dignity of work and workers and saw the artist as a co -worker. His Yellow House was always open so that people could see art as something that concerned them, and that artists lived and worked in the community.

This has been the inspiration for The Yellow House encouraging those young people previously denied access to the arts due to class, gender, race, ability or most importantly finance the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the arts at the hghest level. The work of The Yellow House has over the years been respected for it's innovation, quality, style and vision. All activities at Yellow House are offered to the young people free of any financial costs but requiring only committment and passion.

The Yellow House is run by George and Gosia Mc Kane, supported by a willing and active Management Committee and financially supported over the years by (mainly) Trusts such as Lankelly, J. Paul Getty Jnr., Comic Relief, Barings and others.

"The entire initiative has been working class from start to finish. No 'names', no mile-wide grinning celebrities. no corporate sponsors. Nothing but working class passion and commitment from two very determined working-class people alongside their working class students, who shared in and built the dream." – Organise - magazine