GRAND RAPIDS, MI - More than three months after he claims to have hidden a prize worth $1 million somewhere in Kent County, ArtPrize protestor Gurmej Singh says it has still gone undiscovered.

Singh, a Kalamazoo resident who calls himself Artist SinGh, announced the contest at the outset of 2017's ArtPrize Nine, saying he has hidden $100,000 in cash and $900,000 worth of his artwork somewhere in Kent County.

So far, it remains undiscovered, he said.

"The prize is still out there waiting to be found," said Singh in an interview on Thursday, Jan. 4. "There are a lot of people out there that are following this." A geo-locating device attached to the prize will notify him when the prize is found, Singh said.

Singh said he published a poem containing more clues to the treasure's location in late November. But that has not yet yielded a prize winner. The onset of winter and snow should not affect the public's ability to find the prize or damage the prize, he said.

Click here to read "The Message," Singh's poem with clues for finding his prize.

The main clues for the contest can be found in a 125-page code book Singh is selling for $39.99. "X the ArtPrize: Clue Book to Finding Treasure Worth 1 million dollars." Based on his book sales, Singh estimated about 6,000 persons are looking for the treasure.

Singh, who bills himself as "Michigan's Most Renowned Artist," was banned from ArtPrize in 2014 after bumping heads with ArtPrize officials over his performances and art placements.

In 2012, Singh's entry depicting Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein hanging from a noose was removed from the display area owned by Greg Gilmore, the proprietor of The B.O.B. night club.

In 2013, Singh ran afoul of ArtPrize and city officials when he expanded what was supposed to be a 40-foot-long mural in the Sixth Street Park into the "world's longest painting," a 3-mile-long piece that interfered with riverfront pedestrians and a foot race along the riverfront.

In 2014, he was banned for life when he bypassed the ArtPrize organization and hung 100 drawings on the windows of downtown restaurants and businesses during ArtPrize.

Frustrated by media accounts of his battles, Singh published his account of his ArtPrize battles in his book. Filled with clues to the whereabouts of his hidden prize, Singh said the code book has found eager readers who still text him photos of their treasure-hunting exploits.

Meanwhile, Singh said he has been place in the Guiness Book of World Records for singlehandedly producing the "Largest Professional Oil Painting" in the world.

Singh said he also plans to stage a treasure hunt similar to his Grand Rapids entry in the Middle Eastern city of Dubai, the city in the United Arab Emirates where he grew up and where members of his family live.

Last summer, Singh staged a treasure hunt in Detroit by placing 100 works of art in random locations around the city during its Great Lakes Food Art and Music Festival.

Singh, who valued each of the paintings at $10,000, hung upside down from a crane while creating his paintings during the festival.