UCLA Art & Global Health Center

Program type: Domestic, General Internship

Format: Hybrid

Location: Los Angeles, CA

This internship is co-sponsored with Harvard’s Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship. While HGHI will be the primary contact, the intern selected for this position will have obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs.

Organization Details

• Name: UCLA Art & Global Health Center
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Website: http://artglobalhealth.org/

Internship Details

• Available Internship Positions: 1

Mission Statement:
The UCLA Art & Global Health Center unleashes the transformative power of the arts to advance global health. We use the arts as a tool of research, analysis, and social action to push for improved health internationally and domestically. A large focus of our work is on holistic sexual health through three flagship programs: Through Positive Eyes, AMP!, and Up to Us.

• • Through Positive Eyes is a participatory photography project by and for people living with HIV, using photography to share their stories and combat stigma.
  • AMP! (also known as Sex Squad) is an arts-based sexual health education supplement to high school curriculums.
  • Up to Us provides culturally relevant sexual health education to justice-impacted youth, including those in juvenile detention facilities.

Potential Projects

• Planning and producing a Through Positive Eyes global virtual gathering of participants, supporting community building across international borders.
• Assisting in creating a quarterly newsletter for HIV-positive artist-activists in the global network.
• Supporting the implementation and evaluation of Up to Us short films and workshops.
• Designing and executing arts-based sexual health education projects under staff guidance.

Intern Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project teams to design and implement programs.
• Assist with scriptwriting, program coordination, and creative content creation (e.g., graphic design, photography, video editing).
• Help evaluate program effectiveness and outcomes.
• Contribute to team brainstorming sessions and day-to-day team operations.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of sexual health and HIV/STIs and the role of artists in advancing health outcomes.
2. Identify the unique sexual health challenges faced by marginalized youth and justice-impacted communities.
3. Understand how performing arts, photography, and narrative can address issues related to sex, gender, and identity.

Skills & Qualifications

• Interest in art and activism, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Skills in areas such as project coordination, photography, graphic design, web design, and video editing are welcome.
• Willingness to work in an LGBTQI+-inclusive environment with a commitment to reimagining health through an anti-racism lens.

Internship Structure

• Work Model: Hybrid (mix of virtual and in-person work).
• Location: UCLA Kaufman Hall, Department of World Arts & Cultures/Dance.
• Timing: Preference for interns to start earlier in the summer to participate in UCLA’s Spring Quarter activities.
• Additional Notes: Interns will attend daily meetings, either in person or via Zoom, and collaborate closely with the team.

This internship is co-sponsored with Harvard’s Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship. While HGHI will be the primary contact, the intern selected for this position will have obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs.

Additional Questions

• Which project or projects are of greatest interest to you?

Areas of Focus

Advocacy, Anti-Racism & Global Health, Community Engagement, Criminal Justice, Education, Health Equity, Maternal/Child Health, Mental Health, Sexual/Reproductive Rights.