ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
1000 North Water Street
Suite 1770
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
March 3, 1998
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Artisan Funds, Inc.
1933 Act Registration No. 33-88316
1940 Act Registration No. 811-8932
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of
1933, Artisan Funds, Inc. ("Artisan") certifies on behalf of its series
designated Artisan Small Cap Fund, Artisan International Fund, Artisan Mid Cap
Fund and Artisan Small Cap Value Fund (the "Funds") that:
a. the form of prospectus and statement of additional information for
each Fund that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497
would not have differed from those contained in the most recent post-
effective amendment to Artisan's registration statement on Form N-1A;
and
b. the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to Artisan's
registration statement was filed with the Commission electronically on
February 27, 1998.
Very truly yours,
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
