THE CONNECTIVE POWER OF ART

THE CONNECTIVE POWER OF ART

INDEPENDENT CONNECTORS is a strategic partnership agency for culturally relevant brands. We assist in crafting distinctive art formats that foster genuine connections with affluent and intellectual audiences.

Our partners benefit from tailored campaigns and exclusive „money-can't-buy“ experiences by our in-house art agency, as well as access to high-net-worth individuals through our community INDEPENDENT COLLECTORS – the leading global platform for collectors of contemporary art. All of our activities are designed to achieve long-term strategic goals for our partners.

„If you want to boost your brand’s cultural relevance, these are the people to talk to”


  • Managing Director

    Nina Raftopoulo (*1983) has been the director of IC since 2017. She studied political science and communication design in Germany. As a consultant, she has advised the worlds leading mobility brands, fashion groups, law firms, banks, and insurance companies regarding their cultural engagement and brand positioning. Based in Athens and Berlin, Nina is an avid supporter of community projects, with a focus on street kids and LGBTQI+ refugees. As an emerging collector herself, she is interested in artist positions that are highly political and equally poetic. Her first acquisition was a three-channel video work by Mario Pfeifer called „Approximation in the digital age to a humanity condemned to disappear“.

  • Managing Director

    As an event manager Sandra Gehrer (*1988) has executed major corporate events from the world of sports to cultural initiatives for more than 15 years. From 2012 to 2018 she helmed the BMW i account for Dorten Studios in Berlin, planning global advertising campaigns, as well as the in-house film production unit. In 2018, Sandra joined IC propelling its business as managing director. Sandra is based in Cologne, Germany.