Art Department Intern

Art Department Intern Fall 2025 

Project Overview 

• Lagoon Amusement Park is looking for a talented painting intern to join our Art Department team. This is an incredibly unique opportunity for someone to expand their painting portfolio and gain a new professional painting experience!

Learning Objectives 

• The intern will be painting historic carousel characters to be put into circulation on the 130-year-old carousel at Lagoon Amusement Park.
• Intern will be given on-the-job training on how to properly restore and paint historic wooden carousel characters.
• The intern’s project will be to create the painting concept for a carousel character and then execute that concept onto an actual historic carousel character.
• At the end of the internship, the intern will have the opportunity to present their final completed carousel character(s) to the upper management of Lagoon Amusement Park.
• Other artistic projects may become available based on the intern’s interest and goals.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Preferably a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior pursuing Fine Arts in Painting or related field.
• Extensive portfolio of painted works and other related artistic projects.
• Ability to learn quickly and a self-starter who can complete work independently.

Supervision 

• The intern will work closely with the Art Department Special Projects Manager and report directly to the Art & Sign Shop Manager.

Employment Duration, Work Hours, Miscellaneous

• Location: Onsite at Lagoon Amusement Park (375 North Lagoon Dr, Farmington, UT)
• Compensation: $14.50 per hour base rate. Additional bonus based on performance at completion of project(s).
• Intern may arrange for academic credit through their school, if desired.
• Hours: 15-20 hours a week
• Internship duration: September 15th to November 21st 2025
• Housing: Intern will be responsible for securing their own housing and transportation arrangements.