"Although summer is when it really shines, Granville Island is a center of art and culture in Vancouver throughout the year. The Emily Carr University of Art & Design recently moved from Granville Island to its new home on Great Northern Way, but it has left in its wake small workshops and studios where you can occasionally catch glimpses of artists at work. Best of all, you can visit what could be the continent’s sexiest cement factory. Go to Ocean Concrete on Granville Island and you will see its six working silos covered in the distinctive mural entitled “Giants,” by Brazilian artists OSGEMEOS.During the summer months, not a weekend goes by without something going on at Granville Island. The Vancouver Jazz Festival and the Fringe Festival are just a few of the big events here." - MATADOR_NETWORK
