A lot of schools do different things. The essential answer is that people desire to produce art and will find way to do it. Artists make their way in spite of a lot, they are tremendously resilient. The desire to respond to art is deathless. That's why people go to the big shows, the response is amazing.
People are engaged.
I attended a major show recently and was part of an enormous audience. Egypt, impressionists, Picasso, these are very big. They do have authentic appeal, but one sometime wishes museums would consider some other things. You value artists who have a talent for form, structure and narrative. There are things out that are more of a quick fix, but they don't necessarily hold me.