Hosted by the University of Dayton, for eight weeks each summer Blue Sky Project brings together five professional artists from around the world with 40 young people aged 14-18 representing the diversity of the region, to pursue projects proposed by the artists. Blue Sky’s objectives are threefold:

• Provide an environment for the Resident Artists to extend their own artistic exploration and studio practice in a unique collaborative setting with youth
  
• Develop the leadership, self-awareness, critical-thinking, communication and collaborative skills of the Youth Participants through Blue Sky Project's unique contemporary art-making process
  
• Enhance the vibrancy of the community through increased engagement and creative energy