I see no reason at all why both cannot be combined, other than by the limited skill set of those teaching.
I wonder if it is still trailing on from ancient snobbery of Universities over Polytechnics, where having ability/skills was beneath the educated (ultimately, the rich bask in knowing that they 'know' while the poorer do the actual creation of something)?
This, totally. Its also not so good to be a UK/EU born student learning in the UK, as non EU students get the best support, they bring in the most money from high course fees - no university wants them to go home and talk down the university, so everything is done to prioritise the welfare of them above others.
So people of different views to yourself are narrowminded, while you are broadminded and correct?
This narrow minded person actually goes to quite a lot of exhibitions, some of which have some excellent art in, some of which have some **** art in. I also went to both the recent Grayson Perry exhibitions that were touring - I like some of his stuff, other bits are not for me. He comes across as a potentially interesting man in the bits and pieces I have encountered about him as a person.
I like to view art works as individual pieces, much as I do novels. Some I like, some I dislike but can see value in, some are a waste of space for me personally. I saw some sketches by Tracy Emin some while back and thought them interesting, but that does not preclude me from thinking her bed is total rubbish. Generally I follow the art piece, not the artist.