Vibrant Voices, Flowing Scapes is a multi-year, collaborative commission by Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, in partnership with Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State, for the art collection at the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which underscores the human voice as a vital form of communication and a cornerstone of diplomacy. After extensive research on Thai history, geography and culture, the Bennington team, headed by faculty artist Jon Isherwood and Susan Sgorbati, Director of the College’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action, conducted voice and poetry exercises with students and faculty artist Karma Sirikogar from Silpakorn University International College. Using complex graphics, the students’ digitized voice recordings then inspired a mosaic arrangement, a series of glass circles, and a mixed media work, which along with a sonic composition, represent a co-mingling of diverse expressions and celebrate the ongoing friendship between our two countries. Over fifty individuals contributed to the project, including artists, public art professionals, architects, landscape designers, U.S. Department of State, Studio Ya, Wises Silp, Chiangmai Parts and Tools, and Chiangmai Temper.