With its Collection Cahiers d’Artistes, Pro Helvetia enabled aspiring Swiss artists the publication of an initial monograph to their name. Once every two years, a selection of eight artists out of those who have followed a call for applications were invited to conceive and publish an artist book. The monographs were designed in close cooperation with the artists themselves and the graphic designers. For the artists, this represented a unique opportunity to make their work – underscored with a professionally written text by renowned authors – better known to the international art scene as well as to a wider audience. The Collection was an efficient tool to publicise trends in the contemporary Swiss arts scene both at home and abroad. The Cahiers d’Artistes series was launched in 1984 and has been published by Edizioni Periferia until 2021.