With its Collection Cahiers d’Artistes (artists’ monographs) series, Pro Helvetia supports promising Swiss artists from the field of visual arts who have not yet been documented in a publication.

This promotional instrument has been in existence since 1997. Based on the recommendation of an independent jury, the Pro Helvetia Board of Trustees selects eight artists who, following a public invitation, have submitted applications for this series.

Since 2006, the Cahiers d’Artistes have been published by Edizioni Periferia, Lucerne/Poschiavo.

The artists play a decisive role in the design of the publication, including the selection of a writer, if they wish, for the accompanying essay.

Each Cahier is bilingual: in the artist’s mother tongue and in a freely chosen second language.