TORONTO.- After a five-month global search, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has hired Elizabeth Smith as its new Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs. Formerly the Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, Smith will oversee the Gallery’s ambitious exhibition program and collection growth, while providing senior leadership in the development of presentation strategies and production of scholarly research. She also will establish international partnerships to galvanize the AGO’s profile and produce varied art and business opportunities. Smith joins the AGO in this new capacity on September 14, 2010. “Elizabeth is a seasoned and accomplished leader in the museum world with 25 years experience,” explained Director and CEO Matthew Teitelbaum. “She joins