LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 23 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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Ashley Bachelder, MPH, MPS, an alum of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, enjoys a career where she promotes the arts throughout Nashville, Tennessee.

Sept. 22, 2026 | Ashley Bachelder, MPH, MPS, enjoys her executive director duties for the Metro Nashville Arts Commission.

In that role, Bachelder oversees the work of the commission, which administers the city's public art program and annual artist and organizational grantmaking programs.

"We see arts as a method for promoting cohesion in Nashville," she said. "As part of the Nashville city gover...