Alli Arnold is a knowledgeable arts and culture project manager with over a decade of combined experience in arts administration, programming, research, and strategic planning in the public and private sectors.

She has overseen the commissioning of new public artworks in numerous government-owned buildings and mixed-use spaces throughout the greater New York City area. Before joining Webb Mgmt, Alli was a manager in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts & Design Department, where she acted as a connector between artists, fabricators, and construction teams, leveraging her skills in data analysis and research to provide thoughtful, creative, and data-driven solutions to planning and design challenges.

Before joining the MTA, Alli worked for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), a multi-disciplinary arts nonprofit located in publicly owned buildings. While there, she was the project lead for their Robert W. Wilson Public Art Initiative, researching artists for long-term commissions, submitting artwork for public design and community board approval, and guiding fabrication and installation plans.

As a researcher and data enthusiast, Alli has explored and analyzed topics ranging from climate solutions to audience engagement, and produced engaging data visualizations for broad accessibility. She is also an experienced panelist, most recently serving on the 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Panel, helping to award unrestricted cash grants to artists practicing photography in New York State.

Alli holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and French from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Arts in the Connoisseurship of Fine & Decorative Art from the University of Manchester’s Sotheby’s Institute of Art program in London. She is currently finishing her capstone project for a Master of Science in Data Analysis & Visualization from the Graduate Center at CUNY.